Mahi Surname
Approximately 82,126 people bear this surname
Mahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 19,375 | 1:8,225 | 722 |
| Algeria | 19,041 | 1:2,029 | 219 |
| Pakistan | 14,406 | 1:12,401 | 861 |
| Iran | 5,211 | 1:14,735 | 1,936 |
| Morocco | 5,146 | 1:6,700 | 823 |
| Ivory Coast | 4,268 | 1:5,406 | 495 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| India | 2,782 | 1:275,724 | 15,710 |
| Egypt | 1,983 | 1:46,362 | 4,614 |
| France | 1,082 | 1:61,389 | 8,342 |
| Nigeria | 992 | 1:178,571 | 10,992 |
| Cameroon | 838 | 1:24,784 | 3,370 |
| Iraq | 613 | 1:57,132 | 2,147 |
| Somalia | 490 | 1:27,453 | 1,466 |
| United States | 400 | 1:906,147 | 68,222 |
| England | 369 | 1:150,997 | 14,419 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Yemen | 295 | 1:89,577 | 5,725 |
| Indonesia | 282 | 1:468,969 | 38,728 |
| United Arab Emirates | 176 | 1:52,058 | 5,192 |
| Spain | 162 | 1:288,593 | 17,624 |
| Niger | 158 | 1:121,468 | 4,736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | 1:71,524 | 9,336 |
| Belgium | 95 | 1:121,017 | 17,762 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| Japan | 44 | 1:2,905,552 | 32,685 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Mauritania | 23 | 1:178,038 | 9,291 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Mahi (93,427) may also be a first name.
Mahi Demographics
Mahi Political Affiliation
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Mahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahi (Arabic: ماحي, Bengali: মহি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: मही, Marathi: माही, Oriya: ମାହି) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahi is the 6,882nd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,736 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Mahi live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,827th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 93,427 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 19,375 people, or 1 in 8,225. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 23 percent are found and Pakistan, where 18 percent are found.
Mahi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mahi has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 40,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 36,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Mahi surname are 33.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.3% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mahi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning $44,033 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahi in the Marathi language | ||
| माही | mahi | 94.63 |
| मही | mahi | 4.55 |
| मह | maha | 0.33 |
| मथी | mathi | 0.16 |
| माह | maha | 0.16 |
| Mahi in the Bengali language | ||
| মহি | mahi | 77.78 |
| মাহি | mahi | 8.33 |
| মহী | mahi | 8.33 |
| মাহী | mahi | 5.56 |
| Mahi in the Hindi language | ||
| मही | mahi | 70.88 |
| माही | mahi | 13.89 |
| महि | mahi | 13.05 |
| माहि | mahi | 0.54 |
| मेही | mehi | 0.06 |
| महा | maha | 0.03 |
| मनी | mani | 0.03 |
| Mahi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାହି | mahi | 40.52 |
| ମହି | mahi | 22.65 |
| ମାହୀ | mahi | 21.81 |
| ମହୀ | mahi | 13.71 |
| ମାହିଁ | mahim | 0.18 |
| ମାଝୀ | majhi | 0.12 |
| ନାଥ | natha | 0.06 |
| ମାିର୍ | mair | 0.06 |
| ମହ | maha | 0.06 |
| ମବି | mabi | 0.06 |
| ମନି | mani | 0.06 |
| Mahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻫﻲ | mahy | 25.53 |
| ﻣﺎﻩ | mah | 23.4 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻲ | amahy | 19.15 |
| ﻣﺎﺣﻲ | mahy | 17.02 |
| ﻣﺎﺣﻰ | mahy | 4.26 |
| ﻣﺤﻲ | mhy | 2.13 |
| ﻣﺎﻫﻰ | mahy | 2.13 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻰ | amahy | 2.13 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺣﻰ | amahy | 2.13 |
| ﺃﻣﺎﻫﻲ | amahy | 2.13 |
| Mahi in the Arabic language | ||
| ماحي | mahy | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahi
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