Maha Surname

11,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Maha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India15,2761:50,2143,458
Pakistan9,1621:19,4981,136
Indonesia4,0211:32,8903,861
Nigeria4,0081:44,1973,449
Thailand3,4331:20,5761,738
Egypt3,3251:27,6503,054
Niger2,1261:9,027694
Morocco1,7381:19,8373,067
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Ukraine8401:54,1947,811
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
United Arab Emirates3641:25,1712,835
Tanzania3251:162,89714,516
Ivory Coast2901:79,5564,347
Iran2811:273,24720,009
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Philippines2751:368,13948,665
Papua New Guinea2621:31,1213,577
Cameroon1581:131,45014,816
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Mauritania1031:39,7563,085
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Benin851:121,59513,329
Mauritius821:15,7733,330
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Albania801:36,4265,339
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Croatia511:82,91414,118
Tunisia501:12,2132,013
England421:1,326,62059,571
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
Syria211:919,0966,574
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Maldives121:33,6811,888
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Djibouti91:101,659734
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Maha (1,012,201) may also be a first name.

Maha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maha (Arabic: ماحا, Bengali: মহা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﻩ, Hindi: महा, Marathi: महा, Oriya: ମହା, Tibetan: མ་ཧ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,076th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 143,673 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Maha are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 880th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,012,201 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 15,276 people, or 1 in 50,214. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 43 percent are found, Gujarat, where 43 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 91 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Maha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maha surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Maha are 12.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.09% less than the national average, earning R 161,388 per year; in United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning $43,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahay897,190/
Mahai891,722/
Mahah891,620/
Mahau89817/
Mahaa89338/
Mhaha89327/
Mahaj89169/
Maaha8991/
Mahač8954/
Mmaha8917/
Maňha897/
Mgaha895/
Mah8659,927/
Maa8633,493/
Mha861,021/
Mahaja80617/
Mahats80266/
Mahaha8044/
Mahatd8013/
Mahahy8010/
Mahahd808/
Mmahat807/
Mahaaj803/
Mahajh803/
Mahadz802/
Mahaas801/
Maahaa801/
Mahaah801/
Mahaai801/
Mahasd801/
Mahatz801/
Mahajj801/
Mach7575,835/
Maas7567,904/
Maaz7517,543/
Mahu7510,109/
Maat757,848/
Mahy757,641/
Mash756,833/
Maad755,850/
Maai753,953/
Maah753,302/
Maih752,548/
Maay751,721/
Madh75742/
Mhah75549/
Ma'a75461/
Mmah75318/
Maľa75218/
Mauh75196/
Majh75129/
Maaj75104/
Mhat7586/
Mgaa7585/
Mhai7563/
Mhap7560/
Maaø7556/
Mhau7534/
Mmaa7532/
Maïa7527/
Mhas7524/
Mhaz7523/
Maph7519/
Mahj7519/
Mhay7517/
Mhad7516/
Maaa7516/
M'Ah7513/
Maaç7513/
M'Ha7512/
Hmah7512/
Maap759/
Mayh756/
Méha756/
Maĺa756/
Mahh755/
Hmaa755/
Mhaa752/
Mmha752/
M'Aa751/
Máah751/
Mahí751/
Mahÿ751/
Mağa751/
Mhaj751/
Hmha751/
Mahhova7351/
Mahaits7330/
Mahahei7311/
Maihova735/
Mhahaye734/
Mahaath733/
Mahasth731/
Mahtowa731/
Mahaahe731/
Mahahay731/
Maphowa731/
Mahayje731/
Mahassh731/
Mahahah731/
Mahahey730/
Ma6721,354,561/
Mathh6717,144/
Mauch679,311/
Maass678,474/
Maowa677,920/
Maheu674,688/
Match674,343/
Mahey673,848/
Macht673,606/
Maach673,329/
Maaya672,391/
Maish672,226/
Mağat671,518/
Maaie671,434/
Mahei67869/
Maich67838/
Meach67563/
Mhoha67553/
Madth67495/
Maait67472/
Mhais67399/
Mhaid67375/
Maths67319/
Mağaç67259/
Hmaad67246/
Maidh67238/
Maats67218/
Masht67214/
Machh67208/
Ma'at67161/
Maash67140/
Mhait67136/
Mahii67135/
Maaye67131/
Maysh67110/
Mauhs67104/
Maaja67100/
Mahadowa6795/
Mahys6793/
Maaaz6777/
Mahhu6769/
Machì6768/
Ma'ai6761/
Mahyd6759/
Maaid6757/
Maova6753/
Maajh6746/
Maaah6745/
Mahyi6744/
Mahij6743/
Maihs6739/
Maaia6737/
Mashh6736/
Maasø6735/
Mađaš6730/
Maddh6728/
Maazz6725/
Mauhy6723/
Massh6723/
Maadh6722/
Moaja6722/
Moaya6719/
Maijh6717/
Mahajová6717/
Meadh6716/
Maast6716/
Mahiy6715/
Mahyt6715/
Meash6713/
Maadz6712/
Maaiz6711/
Maais6710/
Ma'ah679/
Mahtp678/
Hmach678/
Mmash678/
Maahu677/
Mmaah677/
Mahdz677/
Maaih676/
Matsh676/
Maaij676/
Mhach676/
Hmadh676/
Hmhau674/
Majjh674/
Majht674/
Mhhat674/
Mhasp674/
Majhd674/
Maayh674/
Maudh673/
Maatt673/
Maush673/
Meahe673/
Mhadh673/
Ma'as673/
Majhı673/
Mhadz673/
Machp673/
Mapph673/
Maahy672/
Mhass672/
Mhads672/
Mhaih672/
Maâch672/
Majth672/
M'Mah672/
Ma'ad672/
Mahch671/
Maihd671/
Mazch671/
Mathd671/
Mauht671/
Mathp671/
M'Hah671/
Maaai671/
Maadd671/
Madsh671/
Mhaud671/
Maych671/
Mhaad671/
Mmhai671/
Mmaai671/
Madch671/
Hmash671/
Mashd671/
Mashs671/
Mathz671/
Maads671/
Maahz671/
Ma'ay671/
Maaaa671/
Maháč671/
Mahuh671/
Maıch671/
Mhahy671/
Mmahu671/
Mûmah671/
'Mahe671/
Mauhd671/
Mhauh671/
Maiph671/
Mahst671/
Mahdh671/
Maaad671/
Maahd671/
Maajz671/
Mgahy670/
Mayhs670/
Maaas670/

Maha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maha in the Hindi language
महाmaha98.34
माहाmaha0.6
मायाmaya0.03
मानmana0.01
माहेmahe0.01
महोmaho0.01
मठmatha0.01
माहmaha0.01
Maha in the Marathi language
महाmaha74.65
महा-याmaha-ya16.2
माहाmaha8.03
Maha in the Bengali language
মহাmaha62.96
মহারানীmaharani7.41
মহামায়াmahamaya3.7
মহmaha3.7
মাহাmaha3.7
মহাভক্তিmahabhakti3.7
মহাসাধুmahasadhu3.7
মহাভক্তmahabhakta3.7
মহালক্ষ্মীmahalaksmi3.7
মহাবিজয়mahabijaya3.7
Maha in the Tibetan language
མ་ཧ་maha57.89
མ་ཧཱ་maha23.68
མཧཱ་maha7.89
མཱ་ཧ་maha2.63
མ་ཧཱmaha2.63
མཱ་ཧཱ་maha2.63
མ་ཧའ་maha2.63
Maha in the Oriya language
ମହାmaha49.52
ମାହାmaha46.63
ମହାିmahai0.48
ସାହୁsahu0.24
ମାହmaha0.24
ମାହୁmahu0.24
ମାଝିmajhi0.24
ମହmaha0.24
Maha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﻩamah33.33
ﺍﻣﺎﻫﺎamaha12.2
ﻣﺎﻫﺎmaha7.32
ﻣﺎﻩmah5.69
ﺃﻣﺎﻩamah5.69
ﺍﻣﺤﻪamhh4.88
ﺍﻣﺢamh4.88
ﻣﺎﺣﻪmahh4.88
ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻪamahh3.25
ﻣﻬﺎmha3.25
ﻣﺢmh2.44
ﻣﺤﻢmhm2.44
ﺃﻣﺎﻫﺎamaha1.63
ﻣﺤﺎmha1.63
ﻣﺎﻏﺎmagha0.81
ﻣﺎﻫﻪmahh0.81
ﺇﻣﺎﻩamah0.81
ﻣﺎﺣﺎmaha0.81
ﺍﻣﺎﻫﺔamaht0.81
ﺃﻣﺎﻫﺔamaht0.81
ﻣﺎﺡmah0.81
Maha in the Arabic language
ماحاmaha-
مُهىmuhy-
ماهاmaha-
مههmhh-
مهيmhy-
مهاmha-
مهىmhy-

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