Mahelet Surname

132,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mahelet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahelet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Mahelet (2,544) may also be a first name.

Mahelet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahelet occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahelet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,618th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,141,506 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahelet are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 146,138th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 2,544 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Venezuela, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahilet863,267/
Maellet861/
Mahillet8076/
Mahilhet806/
Hmahilet801/
Maehlest801/
Meulet7795/
Moelet771/
Moellet7157/
Maelite7142/
Moelete711/
Meullet711/
Mäeleht711/
Moelets711/
Meuillet6744/
Mehiliet671/
Maelid621/
Mouillet531,128/

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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 Mahelet
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