Mahlakela Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Mahlakela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 250 | 1:8,130 | 1,801 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Mahlakela (20) may also be a first name.
Mahlakela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahlakela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahlakela is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahlakela? popularity and diffusion
Mahlakela is the 1,006,539th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahlakela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 8,130. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 44 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 42 percent live and Leribe District, where 8 percent live. Beside Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malakela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mahlakola | 89 | 371 | / |
| Mohlakela | 89 | 27 | / |
| Mahlakala | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mahlekela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mahlacela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malahkela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mahlekehla | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mahlakahla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Malekela | 82 | 12,604 | / |
| Malokela | 82 | 462 | / |
| Malakala | 82 | 207 | / |
| Malakila | 82 | 14 | / |
| Malakelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maulakhelah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mohlakola | 78 | 895 | / |
| Mohlakala | 78 | 103 | / |
| Malakaila | 78 | 33 | / |
| Mahlekala | 78 | 12 | / |
| Mahlokola | 78 | 4 | / |
| Motlakela | 78 | 4 | / |
| Malakkola | 78 | 3 | / |
| Malaecala | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mahlakolo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Malakalla | 78 | 2 | / |
| Malakhila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mahlekelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mailakala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mallakala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malaekala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malekelah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malekelea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mallakolla | 74 | 10 | / |
| Mallakkola | 74 | 5 | / |
| Mallakalla | 74 | 4 | / |
| Motlhakela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mailaekala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maelakkala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maullakala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malakkolla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Molakala | 71 | 2,457 | / |
| Molokela | 71 | 601 | / |
| Molekela | 71 | 74 | / |
| Melakala | 71 | 49 | / |
| Malekelo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Molakola | 71 | 7 | / |
| Melakelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Melekela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Molakila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malacola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molakelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallakkolla | 70 | 33 | / |
| Molokeloa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mahlokolo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Moolakala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Molakalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mohlakolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleakalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mollakala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molakolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molakaala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melakalla | 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 Mahlakela
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