Mohanela Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mohanela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mohanela 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
Lesotho721:28,2305,446
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mohanela Last Name Facts

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

Mohanela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohanela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Mohanela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohanela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 51 percent live and Maseru District, where 49 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho Mohanela is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live.

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
Moaneloa8815/
Mohanelo881/
Moangela881/
Mohongela821/
Maonela801/
Moyonela751/
Moanalo678/
Maonelo674/
Moanolo671/
Mahongelo591/

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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 Mohanela
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