Mahele Surname

66,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mahele Surname User-submission:

Mahele is a surname of the Soko tribe, meaning 'chosen ones'.

Mahele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,0191:10,5261,293
Cameroon1691:122,89414,008
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa871:622,73246,743
India301:25,568,846339,406
France181:3,690,151224,666
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Mahélé (1) are calculated separately.

Mahele (635) may also be a first name.

Mahele Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mahele is a surname of the Soko tribe, meaning 'chosen ones'.

- akili291

Mahele Last Name Facts

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

Mahele (Marathi: महेले) is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant: Mahélé. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahele? popularity and diffusion

Mahele is the 66,594th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 973,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahele live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 330,269th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 635 people.

This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,019 people, or 1 in 10,526. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Mahele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mahele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mahele surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mahele Last Name Statistics demography

Mahele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.83% less than the national average, earning R 145,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahelle9249/
Mahiele929/
Maheler928/
Mahehle922/
Mahelie922/
Mahhele921/
Ma'hele921/
Maheele921/
Maele913,534/
Mahélé891/
Mahealey861/
Maheli831,591/
Mohele83727/
Mahile83725/
Mehele8361/
Maehle8354/
Maaele8336/
Maelle8320/
Maelea8316/
Mahely8310/
Maeleu8310/
Maeley836/
Maelee833/
Maelie832/
Maelge831/
Maeyle831/
Mgohele771,148/
Mahileh77363/
Mohehle7740/
Maiyele7723/
Mahille7719/
Maeller7717/
Mahilee7710/
Mahheli779/
Majhile778/
Mohelie775/
Mohelle774/
Maheliy774/
Mahelay773/
Mohelei773/
Majhela772/
Mehelle772/
Maeeley771/
Maeglie771/
Ma'aele771/
Majheli771/
Majjele771/
Moheles771/
Möheler771/
Mahelli771/
Mayyele771/
Mahilea771/
Mahaely770/
Moele73615/
Maeli73521/
Meule73137/
Mäele738/
Mahehela715/
Maehlest711/
Maettler711/
Maiyelle711/
Maheilay711/
Mahayile711/
Moheiles711/
Hmahilet711/
Mahili674,598/
Mohile671,861/
Moehle671,086/
Mögele67388/
Meulle67292/
Moesle67152/
Maelij67152/
Meuley67143/
Moelle67131/
Maoile6787/
Moelee6757/
Meuleu6754/
Mägele6745/
Moeler6744/
Meheli6739/
Maelai6731/
Mahily6724/
Moheli6723/
Moelie6719/
Mauile6710/
Meulie678/
Mohely677/
Mehile676/
Mahilé673/
Méhely673/
Moeele673/
Moeley672/
Moaile672/
Maeili672/
Moeles672/
Meuhle671/
Mgoele671/
Moeleh671/
Maelli671/
Maeseelle671/
Maelio671/
Meuleh671/
Muiele671/
Moelet671/
Maeeli671/
Moetle671/
Maelay671/
Maelha671/
Maaeli671/
Meulea670/

Mahele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahele in the Marathi language
महेलेmahele46.67
हेलेhele13.33
माहेलेmahele13.33
महेळेmahele13.33
महालेmahale6.67
माहेळेmahele6.67

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