Mahasingh Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Suriname

Mahasingh Surname User-submission:

The Mahasingh surname means 'great lion'. It comes from the Hindi words maha, meaning 'great', and singh, meaning 'lion'.

Mahasingh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Mauritius641:20,2104,215
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Mahasingh (1,977) may also be a first name.

Mahasingh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mahasingh surname means 'great lion'. It comes from the Hindi words maha, meaning 'great', and singh, meaning 'lion'.

- theepicdab

Mahasingh Last Name Facts

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

Mahasingh (Hindi: महासिंह, Marathi: महासींग, Oriya: ମାହାସିଂ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahasingh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahasingh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Mahasingh is primarily found in Asia, where 41 percent of Mahasingh live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 170,190th most frequent given name internationally, held by 1,977 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India Mahasingh is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 88 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 35 percent live and Suriname, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahasingh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahasingh in the Hindi language
महासिंहmahasinha95.94
माहसिंहmahasinha2.65
महसिंहmahasinha0.71
माहासिंहmahasinha0.35
महासिंहज़्mahasinhaz0.18
महासिहंmahasiham0.18
Mahasingh in the Marathi language
महासींगmahasinga37.88
महािंसहmahainsaha28.79
महािंसगmahainsaga19.7
महासmahasa3.03
महािंसघmahainsagha1.52
फुलसींगphulasinga1.52
शामसींगsamasinga1.52
लसींगlasinga1.52
महासींहmahasinha1.52
मुारसींगmuarasinga1.52
हारसींगharasinga1.52
Mahasingh in the Oriya language
ମାହାସିଂmahasim33.33
ମହାସିଂହmahasinha33.33
ମହାସିଂmahasim33.33

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