Mahadava Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mahadava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mahadava (27) may also be a first name.
Mahadava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahadava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahadava (Marathi: महादेव) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahadava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mahadava live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 27 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahadava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahadava in the Marathi language | ||
| महादेव | mahadeva | 50 |
| महादवा | mahadava | 50 |
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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 Mahadava
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