Mahelo Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mahelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2191:241,74319,666
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
Botswana281:78,10513,263
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mahelo (30) may also be a first name.

Mahelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahelo (Marathi: महेलो) is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 625,459th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahelo live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name on earth, held by 30 people.

The last name Mahelo is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania Mahelo is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 66 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Mara Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 34 percent reside and Botswana, where 6 percent reside.

Mahelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maheloh925/
Mahehlo923/
Mahello922/
Maelo911,322/
Mahellou861/
Mahelous861/
Mahela836,025/
Mohelo83169/
Mahilo83163/
Maeloh83112/
Maello8399/
Mehelo8371/
Maelou8323/
Maetlo837/
Maelos833/
Maelho832/
Maelio831/
Mahillo77571/
Maehloh7789/
Mohello7775/
Mohelos7725/
Mahella7720/
Mahilou7718/
Moheloa778/
Mahilot775/
Mhohelo775/
Mahuilo772/
Maiyelo772/
Majhela772/
Mahilod771/
Majhilo771/
Mahilyo771/
Mahilio771/
Mahelaa771/
Maejlou771/
Mae'elo771/
Maeilou771/
Maela733,134/
Moelo73320/
Meulo7336/
Mauiello717/
Mahehela715/
Mahahela714/
Maelloch713/
Maiyelou713/
Mohellio712/
Maetillo711/
Mohellyo711/
Mahila671,290/
Moetlo67809/
Mohela67450/
Moello67338/
Meulio67273/
Mehela67217/
Meullo67147/
Mohilo67131/
Maella67101/
Maelia6789/
Mehilo6710/
Maeleu6710/
Mauilo672/
Maelga672/
Maelha671/
Maelas671/
Mahesella671/
Maaela671/
Mmaela671/
Maecellio670/

Mahelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahelo in the Marathi language
महेलोmahelo-

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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 Mahelo
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