Mahashir Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Mahashir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 338 | 1:2,269,424 | 74,768 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Mahashir (72) may also be a first name.
Mahashir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahashir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahashir (Hindi: महर्षि, Marathi: महषीर) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahashir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 820,032nd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahashir reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mahashir is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 72 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 2,269,424. In India it is primarily found in: Rajasthan, where 95 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India Mahashir occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahashir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahashir in the Hindi language | ||
| महर्षि | maharsi | 92.24 |
| महषिर् | mahasir | 6.9 |
| महाशिर | mahasira | 0.43 |
| महशीर | mahasira | 0.43 |
| Mahashir in the Marathi language | ||
| महषीर | mahasira | 80 |
| महर्िष | maharisa | 13.33 |
| महािशर | mahaisara | 6.67 |
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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 Mahashir
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