Mahelele Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mahelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mahelele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahelele is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahelele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahelele live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Mahelele is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent live and Iringa Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 45 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahetlele948/
Maheelele943/
Maelele931/
Mahelehele8921/
Mahetlhele891/
Mahetlelle891/
Maetlele881/
Maelole801/
Moelele801/
Mohetlelle781/
Moeleli671/
Maelali671/
Maellila631/
Moellale630/
Mahilyoli591/
Majjelila591/
Mahijilila561/
Moujlale501/

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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 Mahelele
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