Mahemela Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mahemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Mahemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahemela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mahemela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahemela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahemela live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mahemela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 40 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 40 percent are found and Geita Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgahemela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maemela | 93 | 332 | / |
| Mahimela | 88 | 1 | / |
| 'Maemela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahemelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Moemela | 80 | 16 | / |
| Maemelo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maemele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maemola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahimala | 75 | 43 | / |
| Mahimila | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mohemele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahimaala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moemele | 67 | 61 | / |
| Moemeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meumelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majhimolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maemiles | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mauimele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maoimalo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mooimola | 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 Mahemela
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