Mahavi Surname
Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname
Mahavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,037 | 1:74,043 | 7,692 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahavi (343) may also be a first name.
Mahavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahavi (Hindi: महावी, Marathi: महावी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mahavi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahavi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahavi is the 334,403rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. The surname Mahavi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahavi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mahavi is also the 471,283rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 343 people.
Mahavi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 74,043. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 85 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 4 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahavi in the Marathi language | ||
| महावी | mahavi | 62.86 |
| मडावी | madavi | 17.14 |
| महवी | mahavi | 7.14 |
| माधवी | madhavi | 5.71 |
| महेवी | mahevi | 2.86 |
| महावीर | mahavira | 2.86 |
| मधवी | madhavi | 1.43 |
| Mahavi in the Hindi language | ||
| महावी | mahavi | 58.54 |
| माहवी | mahavi | 23.17 |
| महवी | mahavi | 6.1 |
| माहावी | mahavi | 4.88 |
| महावीर | mahavira | 2.44 |
| महादेवी | mahadevi | 1.22 |
| महावि | mahavi | 1.22 |
| माध्वी | madhvi | 1.22 |
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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 Mahavi
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