Mahona Surname

36,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania13,7271:3,857536
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England41:13,929,515290,718
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Mahona (4,447) may also be a first name.

Mahona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahona (Hindi: महोना, Marathi: महोना, Oriya: ମେହାନା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahona click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahona? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,920th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 510,189 people. Mahona occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahona reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mahona is also the 103,302nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 4,447 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13,727 people, or 1 in 3,857. In Tanzania Mahona is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 33 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 30 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 12 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mahona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mahona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mahona last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mahona Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahona earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.6% less than the national average, earning R 164,928 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahouna92861/
Mahaona92126/
Mahonay924/
Maihona923/
Mahonah922/
Maahona921/
Mahonna920/
Maona913,238/
Mahaonga862,779/
Mahounga86159/
Mahougna8654/
Mahongai8621/
Mahoinay867/
Mahaouna866/
Mahoinga862/
Mahoigna862/
Maahouna861/
Mahongah861/
Mahongna861/
Mohona8311,253/
Maonga837,387/
Mahono83786/
Maonah83768/
Mayona83337/
Majona8394/
Maiona8339/
Maouna839/
Maonas836/
Maogna833/
Maonna832/
Maoona832/
Maoina831/
Maeona831/
Mhoana831/
Mahoungna801/
Mahoney7777,727/
Maehana77564/
Mohonea7738/
Maionah7720/
Maiyona7710/
Mahonou7710/
Mahuana775/
Mohouna775/
Mahonop775/
Mahonoy773/
Mayonay772/
Magiona772/
Moahana771/
Mauhana771/
Maongay771/
Maougna771/
Maounga771/
Majonna771/
Mahhana771/
Mayonna771/
Maongah771/
Majhana771/
Mahgono771/
Maomnay771/
Maonaut771/
Mohonna770/
Moana73618/
Maono73407/
Maoña733/
Mahounou711,558/
Mohounga7177/
Maiyonga7162/
Mahonnot7143/
Mahooney719/
Mahonney718/
Maheyana718/
Mahonnop715/
Mayhoney714/
Maïgoina714/
Moahanna712/
Mahonhey712/
Mahaoney712/
Mahoongo712/
Mahoungo712/
Mahayono712/
Meahoney711/
Maoungai711/
Majjonga711/
Mahonnoh711/
Mahonood711/
Mahganga711/
Mayonhay711/
Mouahana711/
Mahajono711/
Mahosney710/
Mahhoney710/
Mahhanna710/
Mahoungou6722,741/
Mohana676,570/
Mohono673,172/
Maongo67474/
Maeana67391/
Moanga67227/
Mouana67107/
Moonah67100/
Mauana6754/
Moyona6750/
Moanea6748/
Moanas6733/
Maonei6721/
Majono6717/
Moeana6712/
Moanaz6711/
Maoney676/
Meiona675/
Moanna674/
Mahounnou673/
Mojona673/
Mooana672/
Mahayanga671/
Maheyanga671/
Mhohahana671/
Moanoa671/
Meyona671/
Muiana671/
Mauhounou671/
Maonoi671/
Maouno671/
Meuana671/
Moanay671/
Maãana671/
Mahaumnaj671/
Maonoy671/

Mahona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahona in the Marathi language
महोनाmahona-
Mahona in the Hindi language
महोनाmahona92.31
माहोनाmahona7.69
Mahona in the Oriya language
ମେହାନାmehana71.43
ମେହାନmehana14.29
ମହାmaha14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahona
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