Mhela Surname
Approximately 2,328 people bear this surname
Mhela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,322 | 1:22,800 | 2,811 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mhela (859) may also be a first name.
Mhela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mhela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 182,551st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,130,389 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 277,821st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 859 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,322 people, or 1 in 22,800. In Tanzania Mhela is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 38 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mhela exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mhela
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