Mahis Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mahis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4501:1,704,59061,595
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mahis (575) may also be a first name.

Mahis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahis (Bengali: মহিস, Hindi: महीस, Marathi: महीस, Oriya: ମହିସ) is most common in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mahis.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,497th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,295,339 people. The surname Mahis is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Mahis live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 349,457th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 575 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 450 people, or 1 in 1,704,590. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 56 percent reside, Gujarat, where 33 percent reside and Haryana, where 4 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Morocco, where 17 percent reside.

Mahis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahis surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahish913,816/
Mahuis9124/
Majhis914/
Mahies911/
Mahiss911/
Mahios911/
Mahiesh831/
Majhish831/
Maahuis831/
Mahitse831/
Mhahise831/
Mahes804,200/
Mahić80839/
Mehis80826/
Mohis8086/
Moais8039/
Mauis804/
Maois803/
Mahič802/
Meais800/
Maeis800/
Mahuishe771/
Mahesh7354,662/
Mohish73300/
Moheis73187/
Moaise7390/
Mahess7365/
Mouais7359/
Mahiez7355/
Maayis7347/
Mahuiz7339/
Mojhis7310/
Mohais739/
Mauish739/
Mauhys736/
Maheys736/
Mauyis736/
Maheus736/
Mayies735/
Mehuis734/
Maoise733/
Moaiss733/
Mehish732/
Maiies732/
Mhehis732/
Maehse731/
Mahgiz731/
Mohies731/
Mahidz731/
Majies731/
Mohijs731/
Mohhis731/
Maijis731/
Majhiz731/
Mahesj731/
Maheiz731/
Mahehs731/
Mehiss731/
Mauiss730/
Maes6750,748/
Mohaish67221/
Mõis6751/
Meeaish6714/
Maheshh6710/
Majhess6710/
Mehuish677/
Mouaiss674/
Mahhesh673/
Mahaets672/
Maés672/
Mmahesh672/
Mhahesh671/
Mohaise671/
Mahhese671/
Mauyise671/
Mauheas671/
Maahesh671/
Màis671/
Hmahesh671/
Maês671/
Mauhice671/
Maiyese671/
Mahuitz671/
Moheish671/

Mahis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahis in the Bengali language
মহিসmahisa-
Mahis in the Oriya language
ମହିସmahisa-
Mahis in the Marathi language
महीसmahisa88.89
माहीसmahisa11.11
Mahis in the Hindi language
महीसmahisa61.67
महिषmahisa15
माहिसmahisa8.33
महिसmahisa6.67
महिशmahisa3.33
महीसाmahisa1.67
आयीसayisa1.67
माहीसmahisa1.67

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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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  • 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 Mahis
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