Mahdev Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mahdev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahdev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1421:5,401,869131,616
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mahdev (1,374) may also be a first name.

Mahdev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahdev (Hindi: महदेव, Marathi: महदेव, Tibetan: མྷ་དེབ་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahdev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahdev is the 1,453,389th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Mahdev live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 211,290th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,374 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 5,401,869. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 69 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Beside India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahadev924,120/
Mahdeev9232/
Mahdiev921/
Madev91167/
Mahaddev8699/
Mahadhev869/
Mahaadev864/
Madiev835,898/
Maydev83272/
Madeev83262/
Madeva83172/
Mahdiv8316/
Mhadev838/
Madhev836/
Madeiv834/
Maadev833/
Mahdew832/
Maidev831/
Mahadew77641/
Mehdiev7780/
Maydiev7732/
Maydeev778/
Maadeva773/
Mhadeva772/
Maudiev772/
Mahdeew771/
Maediev771/
Madheva771/
Maidiev771/
Maideev771/
Mahadiv771/
Modev73227/
Madew7373/
Medev7355/
Madeb7337/
Madiv738/
Madef733/
Madevova717/
Mahadhew716/
Mahadaiv711/
Maydew67484/
Modeva67303/
Madeuf67194/
Mhadeb67172/
Mediev67160/
Medeev6772/
Modeev6771/
Maddeb6722/
Meadeb6715/
Madhiv6715/
Maudeb679/
Madhew676/
Madheb675/
Mehdef673/
Madife672/
Modiev672/
Maddew671/
Maddef671/
Madiov671/
Meudev671/
Mahdif671/
Moudev671/
Mosdev671/
Mod'ev671/
Madeph671/
Majdeb671/
Madeew671/
Maidew670/

Mahdev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahdev in the Tibetan language
མྷ་དེབ་mhadeb-
Mahdev in the Hindi language
महदेवmahadeva84
माहदेवmahadeva8
महादेवmahadeva8
Mahdev in the Marathi language
महदेवmahadeva68.05
महादेवmahadeva28.48
माहदेवmahadeva0.45
महादेवाmahadeva0.45
माधवmadhava0.34
महा़देवmahadeva0.22
सहदेवsahadeva0.22
नामदेवnamadeva0.11
महादेबmahadeba0.11
शहादेवsahadeva0.11
महादानेmahadane0.11
कामडेkamade0.11
ानदेवanadeva0.11
हादेवhadeva0.11
मगडेmagade0.11
माठेmathe0.11

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