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

Mahish (Hindi: महीश, Marathi: मनीष, Oriya: ମହିଷ) occurs most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 120,227th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,909,734 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahish reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 370,800th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 519 people.

Mahish is most common in India, where it is carried by 3,800 people, or 1 in 201,859. In India Mahish is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 99 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 0 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 0 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and Ecuador, where 0 percent are found.

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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