Mahdavi Surname
Approximately 84,135 people bear this surname
Mahdavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 82,313 | 1:933 | 115 |
| United States | 791 | 1:458,229 | 39,136 |
| Canada | 227 | 1:162,315 | 16,369 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Afghanistan | 101 | 1:318,348 | 4,949 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Mahdavi (2,549) may also be a first name.
Mahdavi Demographics
Average Mahdavi Salary in
United States
$62,679 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahdavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahdavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahdavi (Arabic: مهدوى, Georgian: მაჰდავი, Hindi: महदेई, Marathi: माधवी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahdavi? popularity and diffusion
Mahdavi is the 6,725th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 86,617 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mahdavi live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 145,946th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,549 people.
The last name Mahdavi is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 82,313 people, or 1 in 933. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 11 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Mahdavi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mahdavi are 2.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.28% registered with the party.
The amount Mahdavi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning 315,663 kr per year; in United States they earn 45.26% more than the national average, earning $62,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.05% more than the national average, earning $66,600 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahdavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdavi in the Georgian language | ||
| მაჰდავი | mahdavi | - |
| Mahdavi in the Hindi language | ||
| महदेई | mahade'i | - |
| Mahdavi in the Marathi language | ||
| माधवी | madhavi | 44.44 |
| मढवी | madhavi | 22.22 |
| मडवी | madavi | 22.22 |
| महादेव | mahadeva | 11.11 |
| Mahdavi in the Arabic language | ||
| مهدوى | mhdwy | - |
| مهداوي | mhdawy | - |
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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 Mahdavi
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