Mahish Surname

120,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mahish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,8001:201,85912,102
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mahish (519) may also be a first name.

Mahish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahish (Hindi: महीश, Marathi: मनीष, Oriya: ମହିଷ) occurs most in India. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mahish click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahish? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahish is the 120,227th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,909,734 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahish are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 370,800th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 519 people.

The last name Mahish is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 3,800 people, or 1 in 201,859. In India Mahish is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 99 percent live, Maharashtra, where 0 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 0 percent live. Apart from India it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Ecuador, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majhish921/
Mahiesh921/
Mahis91784/
Mahuishe861/
Mahesh8354,662/
Mohish83300/
Mahuis8324/
Mauish839/
Majhis834/
Mehish832/
Mahies831/
Mahios831/
Mahiss831/
Mohaish77221/
Meeaish7714/
Maheshh7710/
Mehuish777/
Mahhesh773/
Mmahesh772/
Mhahise771/
Moheish771/
Mahitse771/
Hmahesh771/
Mhahesh771/
Maahuis771/
Maahesh771/
Maiyesh771/
Mahes734,200/
Mahić73839/
Mehis73826/
Mohis7386/
Maesh7347/
Moais7339/
Mauis734/
Maois733/
Mahič732/
Meais730/
Maeis730/
Mohijesh717/
Maheashx711/
Maeesh67600/
Mohesh67190/
Moheis67187/
Moaise6790/
Mehesh6767/
Mahess6765/
Mouais6759/
Mahiez6755/
Maayis6747/
Maeshe6747/
Mahuiz6739/
Mouish6711/
Mojhis6710/
Mohais679/
Maheus676/
Mauhys676/
Maheys676/
Mauyis676/
Mayies675/
Mehuis674/
Moaiss673/
Maoise673/
Mhehis672/
Maiies672/
Meuish671/
Mahehs671/
Maheiz671/
Mahesj671/
Mahichchh671/
Majhiz671/
Majies671/
Maijis671/
Mahidz671/
Mhaesh671/
Mohhis671/
Mehiss671/
Maehse671/
Mahgiz671/
Mohies671/
Maaesh671/
Mohijs671/
Mauiss670/

Mahish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahish in the Oriya language
ମହିଷmahisa-
Mahish in the Hindi language
महीशmahisa61.48
महीषmahisa16.3
महिशmahisa7.41
माहिशmahisa6.67
महिषmahisa3.7
महेशmahesa2.96
महीसmahisa0.74
महीपmahipa0.74
Mahish in the Marathi language
मनीषmanisa29.41
महेशmahesa29.41
मािहशmaihasa17.65
माहीशmahisa17.65
महीशmahisa5.88

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahish
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