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
Mhela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 182,551st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,130,389 people. The surname Mhela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhela are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 277,821st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 859 people.
The last name Mhela is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,322 people, or 1 in 22,800. In Tanzania Mhela is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 38 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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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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