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

Mahez (Marathi: महेज) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahez is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Mahez is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Mahez reside; 29 percent reside in North Africa and 29 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 807,735th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 132 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Apart from Algeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.

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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