Mahengo Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Mahengo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 351 | 1:150,831 | 13,693 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mahengo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahengo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahengo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahengo? popularity and diffusion
Mahengo is the 707,442nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahengo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 150,831. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 43 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mahengo is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maengo | 92 | 1,195 | / |
| Mahenga | 86 | 1,150 | / |
| Mahingo | 86 | 106 | / |
| Mohengo | 86 | 83 | / |
| Maengoh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mahiongo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maheng'a | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maehngoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahe'nga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahengah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maesengo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahingou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maenga | 77 | 369 | / |
| Moengo | 77 | 75 | / |
| Mahenenga | 75 | 11 | / |
| M'Mahenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahinga | 71 | 2,287 | / |
| Maengga | 71 | 45 | / |
| Mehenga | 71 | 37 | / |
| Moenggo | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mohenga | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maengah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mehingo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mohingo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mauingo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mayienga | 67 | 172 | / |
| Mahingga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mahuinga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meijengo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahoinga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahionga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjingo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiyenga | 67 | 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 Mahengo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis