Maheke Surname
Approximately 741 people bear this surname
Maheke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 598 | 1:88,531 | 8,952 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
Maheke is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maheke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 456,743rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maheke live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.
The surname Maheke is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 598 people, or 1 in 88,531. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 25 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaeke | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mahieke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maheker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maeke | 91 | 711 | / |
| Mahekieh | 86 | 7 | / |
| Maheki | 83 | 460 | / |
| Mahike | 83 | 239 | / |
| Maedke | 83 | 186 | / |
| Maeike | 83 | 125 | / |
| Maeske | 83 | 72 | / |
| Maecke | 83 | 33 | / |
| Maeyke | 83 | 27 | / |
| Maetke | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mmaeke | 83 | 7 | / |
| Maekee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maheshkeh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Maheshker | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mohekey | 77 | 47 | / |
| Mahiske | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mahyike | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maiyeke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahikeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahekuj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahaeki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majieke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moheker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahekhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maeskes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahuike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahesky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maekees | 77 | 0 | / |
| Maeki | 73 | 464 | / |
| Moeke | 73 | 424 | / |
| Meuke | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mmajieke | 71 | 14 | / |
| Maekeová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahekujh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mahiskey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maheshki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahiki | 67 | 595 | / |
| Moeike | 67 | 303 | / |
| Moecke | 67 | 156 | / |
| Maeski | 67 | 108 | / |
| Moeske | 67 | 46 | / |
| Meaike | 67 | 40 | / |
| Meukeu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Maekai | 67 | 33 | / |
| Moeker | 67 | 28 | / |
| Maesky | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mäeker | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maekoa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muoeke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mehike | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maeque | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maaeka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meayke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mohike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maekhi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meucke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moekie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maekit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maecky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maecki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maekay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maeschker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maecka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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