Mahiou Surname
Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname
Mahiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 801 | 1:48,229 | 8,387 |
| France | 410 | 1:162,007 | 25,225 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Mahiou (628) may also be a first name.
Mahiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahiou (Arabic: محيو) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mahiou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahiou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahiou is the 303,577th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,834,704 people. The surname Mahiou is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Mahiou live; 65 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 332,375th most commonly used given name globally, held by 628 people.
This last name is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 48,229. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 36 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 32 percent are found and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 31 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahiou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahiou in the Arabic language | ||
| محيو | mhyw | - |
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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 Mahiou
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