Mahelemba Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Mahelemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100 | 1:529,416 | 34,350 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahelemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahelemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahelemba is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahelemba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahelemba is the 1,839,022nd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahelemba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 529,416. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 83 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 9 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahelembe | 89 | 43 | / |
| Muhelemba | 89 | 9 | / |
| Maelamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahalamba | 78 | 22 | / |
| Mahalembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muhelembi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mahalumbay | 74 | 111 | / |
| Mahalombay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mahealamabhai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meulmbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohulembi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mahalimby | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mahalambe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Muhalimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhalamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahalambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahalamabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohualembi | 63 | 68 | / |
| Maholwambu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muyahuli Mbowa | 61 | 1 | / |
| Moellenber | 53 | 3 | / |
| Moehlenbech | 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 Mahelemba
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