Maharao Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Maharao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maharao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India481:15,980,529256,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Maharao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maharao (Marathi: महाराव, Oriya: ମହାରାଓ) is most common in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maharao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Maharao occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Maharao reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 90 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maharaou931/
Mahrao929,281/
Mharao9257/
Maharoo8636/
Maharoa869/
Mathrao865/
Mahraoz861/
Maaraou861/
Marao83854/
Maaraoud801/
Maharaau801/
Mahroo77933/
Marrao77182/
Maraot77125/
Maraou77114/
Margao7766/
Maraho7755/
Maraos7752/
Maurao7738/
Maraop7734/
Mairao7726/
Maraoi7722/
Mara'o778/
Marzao777/
Marhao774/
Marauo774/
Mareao771/
Mehrao771/
Maharajja759/
Mahrooy71763/
Mairaou7134/
Maraoud712/
Marahao711/
Marahod711/
Mahaaraaja711/
Marhaou711/
Marayjo711/
Maraois711/
Maragio711/
Marahoy711/
Mairaoi711/
Mahrooh711/
Mayraou711/
Maisrao711/
Marraou711/
Morao675,419/
Merao6718/
Maraouch6710/
Maraõ671/
Merahaya671/
Marhahoh671/
Maarayya671/
Mahrajia671/
Maraïgou671/

Maharao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maharao in the Marathi language
महारावmaharava95
सखारामsakharama5
Maharao in the Oriya language
ମହାରାଓmahara'o60
ମାହାରାଓmahara'o40

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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
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  • 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 Maharao
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