Mahelele Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mahelele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahelele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahelele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahelele is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahelele? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahelele is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahelele are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mahelele is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mahelele exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 45 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahetlele | 94 | 8 | / |
| Maheelele | 94 | 3 | / |
| Maelele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mahelehele | 89 | 21 | / |
| Mahetlhele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mahetlelle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maetlele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maelole | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moelele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohetlelle | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moeleli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maelali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maellila | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moellale | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mahilyoli | 59 | 1 | / |
| Majjelila | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mahijilila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moujlale | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mahelele
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