Maheke Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maheke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maheke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5981:88,5318,952
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Maheke (25) may also be a first name.

Maheke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maheke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maheke is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maheke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. Maheke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maheke reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

Maheke is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 88,531. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 25 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaeke925/
Mahieke921/
Maheker921/
Maeke91711/
Mahekieh867/
Maheki83460/
Mahike83239/
Maedke83186/
Maeike83125/
Maeske8372/
Maecke8333/
Maeyke8327/
Maetke8323/
Mmaeke837/
Maekee832/
Maheshkeh8010/
Maheshker807/
Mohekey7747/
Mahiske7710/
Mahyike778/
Maiyeke772/
Mahikeu772/
Mahekuj772/
Mahaeki771/
Majieke771/
Moheker771/
Mahekhi771/
Maeskes771/
Mahuike771/
Mahesky771/
Maekees770/
Maeki73464/
Moeke73424/
Meuke7313/
Mmajieke7114/
Maekeová714/
Mahekujh713/
Mahiskey711/
Maheshki711/
Mahiki67595/
Moeike67303/
Moecke67156/
Maeski67108/
Moeske6746/
Meaike6740/
Meukeu6738/
Maekai6733/
Moeker6728/
Maesky6726/
Mäeker6720/
Maekoa6713/
Muoeke678/
Mehike678/
Maeque677/
Maaeka676/
Meayke676/
Mohike673/
Maekhi673/
Meucke672/
Moekie672/
Maekit671/
Maecky671/
Maecki671/
Maekay671/
Maekhe671/
Maeschker671/
Maecka670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maheke
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