Mahashay Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Mahashay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahashay (853) may also be a first name.
Mahashay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahashay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahashay (Bengali: মহাশয়, Hindi: महाशय, Marathi: महाशय, Oriya: ମହାଶୟ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahashay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,343,156th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahashay reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 279,019th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 853 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 4,648,881. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 65 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahashay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahashay in the Bengali language | ||
| মহাশয় | mahasaya | - |
| Mahashay in the Hindi language | ||
| महाशय | mahasaya | 98.88 |
| महाशाय | mahasaya | 1.12 |
| Mahashay in the Marathi language | ||
| महाशय | mahasaya | 96.67 |
| माहशय | mahasaya | 3.33 |
| Mahashay in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହାଶୟ | mahasaya | 88.89 |
| ମହାଶ | mahasa | 11.11 |
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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 Mahashay
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