Mahime Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mahime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mahime (44) may also be a first name.

Mahime Last Name Facts

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

Mahime (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻫﻴﻢ, Marathi: महीमे) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mahime.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahime? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahime is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Mahime is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahime are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 44 people.

The surname Mahime is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 349,534. In South Africa Mahime is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 69 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 10 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Mahime Last Name Statistics demography

Mahime earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.19% less than the national average, earning R 156,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahoimed861/
Mahimi831,504/
Maheme8334/
Mohime8313/
Mahimy831/
Mahijaime801/
Mahimeitt801/
Mahimay7719/
Majhima7719/
Mahimai7714/
Mahemee775/
Mohisme775/
Mahemei773/
Mohimer773/
Mahimit771/
Maehmet771/
Mahemhe771/
Mahemge771/
Mohaime771/
Maheïme771/
Mehimeh771/
Maeme735/
Mohimesh716/
Mohimeed714/
Moheimed713/
Maheamed711/
Meaimech711/
Maheimid711/
Mohimi67254/
Mouime67172/
Mehimi6731/
Moheme6724/
Mahemi679/
Muiime671/
Moaimi671/
Mohaimett671/
Mhaeme671/
M'Heaimed671/
Maemey670/

Mahime Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahime in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻫﻴﻢmahym83.33
ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻴﻢamahym16.67
Mahime in the Marathi language
महीमेmahime66.67
मिहमेmihame33.33

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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
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  • 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 Mahime
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