Mahemu Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Mahemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 82 | 1:645,629 | 38,896 |
| Zambia | 67 | 1:236,566 | 14,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mahemu (37) may also be a first name.
Mahemu Demographics
Average Mahemu Salary in
South Africa
R 580,044
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahemu (Marathi: महेमु) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahemu is the 930,678th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahemu live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mahemu is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 645,629. In Tanzania Mahemu is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 91 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live.
Mahemu Last Name Statistics demography
Mahemu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 144.09% more than the national average, earning R 580,044 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahemu in the Marathi language | ||
| महेमु | mahemu | 92.86 |
| महेमू | mahemu | 7.14 |
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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 Mahemu
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