Mahogony Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mahogony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahogony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Mahogony (59) may also be a first name.

Mahogony Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahogony occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahogony? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahogony is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mahogony are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Mahogony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mahogony has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahogony last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Mahogony
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