Mahison Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Mahison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen851:310,8869,878
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mahison (23) may also be a first name.

Mahison Last Name Facts

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

Mahison occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahison is the 1,980,395th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahison reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 23 people.

The surname Mahison is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 310,886. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 81 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Oman, where 1 percent are found.

Mahison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Mahison
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