Mahabir Surname

53,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Mahabir Surname User-submission:

The Mahabir surname means 'to be a great hero'.

Mahabir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago4,7871:28525
United States1,5601:232,34522,355
South Africa7011:77,2869,583
Canada6481:56,8606,714
Suriname5371:1,02970
Guyana3531:2,159388
India2771:2,769,18985,362
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
England1341:415,80628,295
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
France651:1,021,888113,182
Mauritius471:27,5205,467
Barbados311:9,273738
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belize51:71,0952,977
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Mahabir (40,217) may also be a first name.

Mahabir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mahabir surname means 'to be a great hero'.

- raviology

Mahabir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahabir (Bengali: মহাবীর, Hindi: महाबीर, Marathi: महाबीर, Oriya: ମହାବୀର, Tibetan: མ་ཧཱ་བིར་) occurs more in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mahabir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahabir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahabir is the 53,400th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 761,977 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Mahabir live; 51 percent live in Caribbean and 51 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Mahabir is also the 22,110th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40,217 people.

The surname Mahabir is most widespread in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 4,787 people, or 1 in 285. In Trinidad and Tobago it is primarily found in: Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 18 percent are found, Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 17 percent are found and Penal-Debe Regional Corporation, where 14 percent are found. Barring Trinidad and Tobago this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Mahabir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mahabir surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Mahabir earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning R 278,208 per year; in United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $56,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahabier931,672/
Mahabeir937/
Mahabair932/
Mahaibir931/
Mahbir925/
Mhabir924/
Mahaber8628/
Mahbier8616/
Mashbir8610/
Mahbeir867/
Mahjbir861/
Mahbair861/
Mabhair861/
Mabir8390/
Mabhaire803/
Manphair801/
Mahabear801/
MacHbair800/
Mabior7791,172/
Mabire772,510/
Maybir7756/
Meabir7740/
Masbir7713/
Maaber778/
Mabier778/
Mahber776/
Mohbir775/
Maboir774/
Majbir772/
Mhavir771/
Mabird771/
Mabuir771/
Mhaber771/
Mabaire71457/
Maibier7160/
Maboire7146/
Mobhair7121/
Mahbert719/
Mampair713/
Mabuire712/
Maubier711/
Mashber711/
Maibior711/
Maibire711/
MacHber710/
Maybier710/
Maber67910/
Mavir67322/
Mobir6711/
Machbert677/
Maasbert672/
Mebir671/
Maibirre671/

Mahabir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahabir in the Bengali language
মহাবীরmahabira-
Mahabir in the Hindi language
महाबीरmahabira98.76
महबीरmahabira0.44
महावीरmahavira0.41
महाबिरmahabira0.15
माहाबीरmahabira0.1
माहबीरmahabira0.08
महांबीरmahambira0.01
महाबीऱmahabira0.01
महवीरmahavira0.01
महाबीरज़्mahabiraz0.01
माहाबिरmahabira0.01
Mahabir in the Marathi language
महाबीरmahabira81.86
महािबरmahaibara8.82
महावीरmahavira3.92
माहबीरmahabira1.96
महबीरmahabira1.96
महिबरmahibara0.98
Mahabir in the Oriya language
ମହାବୀରmahabira73.86
ମହାବିରmahabira23.46
ମାହାବୀରmahabira0.72
ମହବୀରmahabira0.39
ମାହାବିରmahabira0.26
ମହବିରmahabira0.07
ମାହବୀରmahabira0.07
ମାହବିରmahabira0.07
ମହାବୀର୍mahabir0.07
Mahabir in the Tibetan language
མ་ཧཱ་བིར་mahabir50
མ་ཧ་བིར་mahabir50

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