Mahelu Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mahelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276

Mahelu (25) may also be a first name.

Mahelu Last Name Facts

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

Mahelu (Hindi: महेलू, Marathi: महेलु) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mahelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahelu is the 1,300,225th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname Mahelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mahelu live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mahelu is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa Mahelu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Mahelu Last Name Statistics demography

Mahelu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.85% less than the national average, earning R 138,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauhelu924/
Maelu9122/
Mahelyus861/
Mahellou861/
Mahelous861/
Mahilu83101/
Maelau8331/
Maeliu8326/
Maelou8323/
Maeleu8310/
Maellu831/
Mehelu831/
Maeliau7739/
Mahilou7718/
Maeilou771/
Maejlou771/
Maelius770/
Meulu7333/
Moelu736/
Mahioğlu71124/
Maiyelou713/
Maelhaus710/
Meuleu6754/
Maoilu6728/
Mohilu6713/
Moelau673/
Mahilleux671/
Moelius6237/
Mauiliu622/
Ma'ilou622/
Maoiloud572/
Moeloe501/

Mahelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahelu in the Hindi language
महेलूmahelu-
Mahelu in the Marathi language
महेलुmahelu33.33
मेहेळुmehelu33.33
महेलूmahelu33.33

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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 Mahelu
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