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
Average Mahi Salary in
United States
$40,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahi (Arabic: ماحي, Bengali: মহি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: मही, Marathi: माही, Oriya: ମାହି) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,882nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 88,736 people. The surname Mahi occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Mahi reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,827th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 93,427 people.
The last name Mahi is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 19,375 people, or 1 in 8,225. Without taking into account Bangladesh it exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 23 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.
Mahi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mahi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahi surname expanded 40,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 36,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Mahi are 33.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.3% being registered to vote for the political 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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- 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 Mahi
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