Mahez Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mahez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahez (132) may also be a first name.

Mahez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahez (Marathi: महेज) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mahez is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Mahez live; 29 percent live in North Africa and 29 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 807,735th most widely held first name globally, held by 132 people.

The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Barring Algeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maheez911/
Maheaz911/
Maheiz911/
Maez892,262/
Maetz80914/
Mahiz80739/
Mahec80141/
Mehez8040/
Maeez8018/
Mohez806/
Maeiz802/
Meaez801/
Maaez801/
Maehz801/
Maðez801/
Maetze7378/
Mahuiz7339/
Maeche7312/
Mahizh734/
Maeezh731/
Mahidz731/
Mahhec731/
Meuz674,259/
Moez673,505/
Maetche67103/
Maedche6769/
Maec677/
Mahaets672/
Maestrz671/
Mahitse671/
Mahuitz671/
Moaiche671/
Meaiche671/

Mahez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahez in the Marathi language
महेजmaheja-

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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 Mahez
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