Mahiru Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mahiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6021:294,25716,515
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mahiru (671) may also be a first name.

Mahiru Last Name Facts

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

Mahiru (Hindi: महिरु, Marathi: मिहरु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahiru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 518,137th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. The last name Mahiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mahiru reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 320,288th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 671 people.

The last name Mahiru is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 294,257. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 35 percent reside, Kano, where 17 percent reside and Bauchi, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahirou92332/
Maahiru923/
Mahiruz921/
Mahirous861/
Mahoirou861/
Maheru83138/
Maeiru831/
Maherou7729/
Maherus7721/
Maijiru775/
Mehirou773/
Maherau771/
Maheruh771/
Maeru7321/
Maheraux7114/
Maheraut713/
Maherouz712/
Maherhut711/
Mahéraut711/
Maaherou711/
Maherust711/
Maherault67475/
Mäearu6720/
Meheru6720/
Maerut675/
Maergu674/
Mahérault672/
Maerou672/
Maärou671/
Maetru671/
Mađeruh6223/
Moheruh621/
Maaerou621/
Măieruț621/
Mouiraux571/
Maerhout571/
Mhaesrup571/
Moeru551/
Meuru551/
Meurou50461/
Moerup504/
Moerau503/
Meureu502/

Mahiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahiru in the Marathi language
मिहरुmiharu56.52
महीरुmahiru21.74
मिहरूmiharu8.7
माहीरुmahiru8.7
महेरुmaheru4.35
Mahiru in the Hindi language
महिरुmahiru33.33
महीरुmahiru22.22
माहीरुmahiru11.11
माहिरूmahiru11.11
महीरूmahiru11.11
महिरूmahiru11.11

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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 Mahiru
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