Mahleu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Mahleu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahleu (35) may also be a first name.
Mahleu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahleu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahleu occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahleu? popularity and diffusion
Mahleu is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mahleu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 35 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 92,389. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 50 percent live, Leribe District, where 45 percent live and Berea District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Lesotho Mahleu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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 Mahleu
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