Mahetu Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2421:218,76718,242
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
India271:28,409,829361,298

Mahetu (58) may also be a first name.

Mahetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahetu (Hindi: महेतु, Marathi: महेतु, Oriya: ମେହତୁ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 788,513th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Mahetu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mahetu live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahetu is also the 1,295,729th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 58 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 218,767. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 71 percent live, Arusha Region, where 27 percent live and Lindi Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahetau9240/
Mahethu925/
Maetu9118/
Maeztu83508/
Maetau8324/
Mahitu8312/
Mehetu839/
Mahayetou801/
Mohetau7721/
Maestud7721/
Mahitou771/
Maestuz771/
Maetaus771/
Moetu737/
Meutu736/
Maheshtoust7114/
Mäestu6735/
Moetus6719/
Mehitu6717/
Maestú676/
Moethu672/
Maetoo671/
Moetou671/
Maetoe671/
Mohitu671/
Meuttu671/
Moestus623/
Moettus623/
Maijitu622/
Moyyetu621/
Meaithu621/
Mouietou571/
Maetthoe571/
Meaithau571/
Mauithau571/
Moetoe503/
Muoitu502/

Mahetu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahetu in the Oriya language
ମେହତୁmehatu-
Mahetu in the Marathi language
महेतुmahetu85.71
माहेतूmahetu14.29
Mahetu in the Hindi language
महेतुmahetu50
महेतूmahetu25
महेटूmahetu25

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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 Mahetu
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