Mahoholi Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mahoholi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahoholi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mahoholi (175) may also be a first name.

Mahoholi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahoholi is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahoholi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahoholi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 175 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho Mahoholi is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 54 percent reside, Leribe District, where 44 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohoholi881/
Mohaoli801/
Moaholi801/
Mohohole7518/
Mahouuli751/
Maohuili751/
Maoali712/
Maouali67182/
Mohaole6772/
Maohale672/
Moaolei671/
Maojuli671/
Mohoahle6315/
Mahouala637/
Maoualid633/
Moahuili631/
Maohalyo631/
Moahoule631/
Mohoatlhe5910/
Mohoathle595/
Maoala5725/
Maouale536/
Maiyaola5031/
Maiyoule502/
Maiyaole501/

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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 Mahoholi
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