Mahaveer Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Mahaveer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahaveer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2061:3,723,618103,606
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mahaveer (22,005) may also be a first name.

Mahaveer Last Name Facts

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

Mahaveer (Hindi: महावीर, Marathi: महावीर, Oriya: ମହାବୀର) occurs most in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mahaveer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahaveer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,067,497th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Mahaveer is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Mahaveer reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mahaveer is also the 35,197th most widespread given name globally It is held by 22,005 people.

The last name Mahaveer is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 3,723,618. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 45 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahveer931/
Mahaweer881/
Mahayer8038/
Maaheer8028/
Majheer801/
Maeer77192/
Maaer772/
Mujaheer7514/
Mojaheer7513/
Majaheer752/
Mahueier751/
Majher71232/
Mavier71196/
Maayer7161/
Meaher7123/
Mauher7112/
Mayaer717/
Mavger712/
Maaier712/
Maeerh711/
Meaeer711/
Mayhair67122/
Maviert6722/
Maaijer678/
Mafaher676/
Mayaert675/
Majhair675/
Meavier674/
Mahavijitr674/
Mauvier673/
Majaher673/
Mojaher672/
Mhaijer672/
Mujaher672/
Majeher671/
Maheair671/
Majuher671/
Majiher671/
Mojheer671/
Mehaere671/
Majoher671/
Maiyher671/
Mahieir670/
Maihair670/
Mayheir670/
Meahear670/

Mahaveer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahaveer in the Hindi language
महावीरmahavira99.43
महवीरmahavira0.26
महाबीरmahabira0.18
माहवीरmahavira0.05
डामहावीरdamahavira0.02
महावीmahavi0.02
महावेीरmahaveira0.02
Mahaveer in the Marathi language
महावीरmahavira94.35
महािवरmahaivara4.17
महादेवmahadeva0.54
महवीरmahavira0.27
माहािवरmahaivara0.13
महावरmahavara0.13
माहावीरmahavira0.13
महाबीरmahabira0.13
महावीmahavi0.13
Mahaveer in the Oriya language
ମହାବୀରmahabira50
ମହାବିରmahabira50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahaveer
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