Maheshwari Surname
Approximately 46,563 people bear this surname
Maheshwari Surname User-submission:
The Maheshwari surname means 'the devotees of God Shiva', who is also known as Mahesh. They are a tightly knit community who seem to have originated after giving up traditional roles of ruling castes of Kshatriya and picking up the roles of traders caste called Vaishyas sometime around 8th century.
Read More About This SurnameMaheshwari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 40,294 | 1:19,037 | 1,484 |
| Pakistan | 1,262 | 1:141,556 | 3,946 |
| United States | 1,145 | 1:316,558 | 28,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 705 | 1:12,996 | 1,606 |
| Thailand | 492 | 1:143,574 | 22,484 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Singapore | 240 | 1:22,949 | 903 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| England | 200 | 1:278,590 | 21,737 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| Oman | 193 | 1:19,109 | 1,848 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Nepal | 14 | 1:2,034,354 | 8,267 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Maheshwari (51,382) may also be a first name.
Maheshwari Surname Meaning
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The Maheshwari surname means 'the devotees of God Shiva', who is also known as Mahesh. They are a tightly knit community who seem to have originated after giving up traditional roles of ruling castes of Kshatriya and picking up the roles of traders caste called Vaishyas sometime around 8th century.
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Maheshwari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maheshwari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maheshwari (Bengali: মহেশ্বরী, Hindi: माहेश्वरी, Marathi: महेश, Oriya: ମାେହ, Tibetan: མ་ཧེཤ་ཝ་རི་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maheshwari? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maheshwari is the 12,063rd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 156,509 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Maheshwari live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Maheshwari is also the 18,073rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 51,382 people.
The surname Maheshwari is most common in India, where it is borne by 40,294 people, or 1 in 19,037. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found, Delhi, where 17 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Maheshwari Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Maheshwari surname are 10.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Maheshwari earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.21% more than the national average, earning $57,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $47,441 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maheshwari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maheshwari in the Bengali language | ||
| মহেশ্বরী | mahesbari | - |
| Maheshwari in the Hindi language | ||
| माहेश्वरी | mahesvari | 60.8 |
| महेश्वरी | mahesvari | 37.16 |
| महेशवरी | mahesavari | 1 |
| माहेशवरी | mahesavari | 0.23 |
| महॆश्वारी | mahesvari | 0.07 |
| महेश्वरीदेवी | mahesvaridevi | 0.07 |
| माहेश्वारी | mahesvari | 0.07 |
| महेशवारी | mahesavari | 0.03 |
| महेश्वरीदयाल | mahesvaridayala | 0.03 |
| मोहश्वरी | mohasvari | 0.03 |
| माहेश्बरी | mahesbari | 0.02 |
| मााहेश्वरी | maahesvari | 0.02 |
| महिश्वरी | mahisvari | 0.02 |
| माहेंश्वरी | mahensvari | 0.02 |
| महेश्वरीदीन | mahesvaridina | 0.02 |
| माहेश्वरी़ | mahesvari | 0.02 |
| मोहेश्वरी | mohesvari | 0.02 |
| माहेशव्री | mahesavri | 0.02 |
| महेश्वारी | mahesvari | 0.02 |
| माहेेश्वरी | maheesvari | 0.02 |
| महशवरी | mahasavari | 0.02 |
| माहुश्वरी | mahusvari | 0.02 |
| महेश्ववरी | mahesvavari | 0.02 |
| माहेश्ाव | mahesava | 0.02 |
| जीयूमहेश्वर | jiyumahesvara | 0.02 |
| माहश्ेवरी | mahasevari | 0.02 |
| माहेश्वंरी | mahesvanri | 0.02 |
| मेहश्वरी | mehasvari | 0.02 |
| महेशरी | mahesari | 0.02 |
| माहेशर्वी | mahesarvi | 0.02 |
| महेश्वरी़ | mahesvari | 0.02 |
| माहेश्वी | mahesvi | 0.02 |
| एस | esa | 0.02 |
| महोश्वरी | mahosvari | 0.02 |
| महेश्वर | mahesvara | 0.02 |
| माहेश्री | mahesri | 0.02 |
| मेहशवरी | mehasavari | 0.02 |
| माहेवरी | mahevari | 0.02 |
| हेश्वरी | hesvari | 0.02 |
| महेष्वरी | mahesvari | 0.02 |
| महेश्वती | mahesvati | 0.02 |
| Maheshwari in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་ཧེཤ་ཝ་རི་ | maheshawari | 50 |
| མ་ཡེསེ་སོ་རི་ | mayesésori | 50 |
| Maheshwari in the Marathi language | ||
| महेश | mahesa | 45.98 |
| महेशवरी | mahesavari | 18.39 |
| महेश् | mahes | 5.75 |
| महेधरी | mahedhari | 5.75 |
| महेशकुमार | mahesakumara | 4.6 |
| माहेश् | mahes | 4.6 |
| महेशबिर | mahesabira | 4.6 |
| महेवरी | mahevari | 2.3 |
| माहेयवरी | maheyavari | 2.3 |
| महारा | mahara | 1.15 |
| माहेश्वरी | mahesvari | 1.15 |
| महेशवारी | mahesavari | 1.15 |
| माहेशवरी | mahesavari | 1.15 |
| महेशराव | mahesarava | 1.15 |
| Maheshwari in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେହ | maeha | 44.44 |
| ମେହଶ୍ୱରୀ | mehaswari | 33.33 |
| ମେହଶ୍ୱରି | mehaswari | 11.11 |
| ଅେଶାକ | aesaka | 11.11 |
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