Mahomete Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mahomete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mahomete Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Mahomete (29) may also be a first name.

Mahomete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahomete is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahomete? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Mahomete is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahomete live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

Mahomete is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 58,073. In Lesotho Mahomete is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 43 percent are found, Leribe District, where 31 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 17 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahometa88232/
Mahomate881/
Mahometi881/
Mohamete755/
Maeomote752/
Moamiete751/
Mohammete712/
Moamiette711/
Mayomita631/
Mouameti631/
Mohammedtta531/
Mohamate5015/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mahomete
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis