Maheku Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maheku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Maheku (16) may also be a first name.

Maheku Last Name Facts

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

Maheku (Hindi: महेकू, Marathi: महेकू) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maheku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Maheku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Maheku live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Maheku is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most numerous in: Delhi, where 50 percent live and Gujarat, where 50 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahekud923/
Mahekuj922/
Maeku913/
Mahekujh863/
Moheku83138/
Mahiku8369/
Mahikud774/
Mahikeu772/
Mađesku771/
Mahikou771/
Meuku73133/
Moeku7313/
Mauiekou711/
Meukeu6738/
Maescu674/
Mohekoe621/
Mohikou621/
Moescu5013/
Moekoe509/
Máhikó501/
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Maheku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maheku in the Hindi language
महेकूmaheku-
Maheku in the Marathi language
महेकूmaheku71.43
महेकुmaheku28.57

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Maheku
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