Mahija Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Mahija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mahija (7,211) may also be a first name.
Mahija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahija (Hindi: महिजा, Marathi: महीजा, Oriya: ମହୀଜା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mahija.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahija? popularity and diffusion
Mahija is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Mahija reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 76,112th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,211 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 45 percent reside, Telangana, where 15 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahija in the Marathi language | ||
| महीजा | mahija | - |
| Mahija in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହୀଜା | mahija | 75 |
| ମହିଜା | mahija | 25 |
| Mahija in the Hindi language | ||
| महिजा | mahija | 57.14 |
| महीजा | mahija | 28.57 |
| माहिजा | mahija | 14.29 |
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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 Mahija
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