Mahaw Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Mahaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Mahaw (294) may also be a first name.

Mahaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahaw (Arabic: ماهو, Hindi: महवा, Oriya: ମହାୱ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahaw is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Mahaw are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mahaw is also the 514,566th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 294 people.

Mahaw is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India Mahaw is primarily found in: Assam, where 88 percent reside, Haryana, where 6 percent reside and Odisha, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Mahaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mahaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mahaw surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maaw8973/
Mhaw8923/
Mahw8911/
Mahaf80262/
Mahav8038/
Maawz803/
Majhw801/
Mayhw801/
Mahuw801/
Mahww801/
Mahjw801/
Maawp801/
Maw75108,697/
Mahavt7318/
Mahafe7312/
Mhawch731/
Mahaph731/
Mahaff730/
Maab67625/
Maaf67135/
Mauw67121/
Mahwowa6749/
Meaw6734/
Mabh6734/
Mhab6733/
Mahf6722/
Maph6719/
Mhaf6712/
Mahaffe6710/
Maav6710/
Mavhowa677/
Maww677/
Mhow676/
Maiw675/
Mgaw674/
Mawh674/
Mahaphe672/
Mabhowa672/
Mafh672/
Mayw672/
Mahaife671/
Mohw671/
Mahattv671/
Hmaw671/
Mavh671/
Maphowa671/
Mahavsh671/

Mahaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahaw in the Hindi language
महवाmahava-
Mahaw in the Oriya language
ମହାୱmahawa-
Mahaw in the Arabic language
ماهوmahw-

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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
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  • 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 Mahaw
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