Mahavira Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Mahavira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 217 | 1:609,443 | 48,345 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
Mahavira (9,663) may also be a first name.
Mahavira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahavira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahavira (Hindi: महावीरा, Marathi: महावीरा) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahavira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahavira is the 1,085,744th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Mahavira is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Mahavira live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 62,693rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,663 people.
The surname Mahavira is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 609,443. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 89 percent live, Papua, where 7 percent live and Aceh, where 0 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahavira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahavira in the Hindi language | ||
| महावीरा | mahavira | 72.57 |
| महवीरा | mahavira | 24.25 |
| महावीर | mahavira | 1.68 |
| महाविरा | mahavira | 0.93 |
| महविरा | mahavira | 0.56 |
| Mahavira in the Marathi language | ||
| महावीरा | mahavira | 43.75 |
| महािवरा | mahaivara | 18.75 |
| महावीर | mahavira | 18.75 |
| महािवर | mahaivara | 12.5 |
| महवीरा | mahavira | 6.25 |
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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 Mahavira
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