Mahit Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vanuatu
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Mahit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vanuatu5511:47893
Iran1291:595,21333,206
India1211:6,339,383145,676
Spain611:766,42732,250
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brunei11:418,7313,893
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mahit (3,485) may also be a first name.

Mahit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahit (Bengali: মহিত, Hindi: माहित, Marathi: माहीत, Oriya: ମହିତ) is found most frequently in Vanuatu. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 381,790th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. The surname Mahit occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Mahit reside; 59 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 59 percent reside in Vanuatu. Mahit is also the 120,328th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 3,485 people.

This last name is most widespread in Vanuatu, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 478. Apart from Vanuatu it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Mahit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mahit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mahit surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahiet91293/
Mahiot9121/
Mahith917/
Mmahit912/
Mahitt911/
Mahuit911/
Mahyit911/
Majhit911/
Mahithe8322/
Mahuitz831/
Mauhite831/
Mahet8083,290/
Mahid8017,648/
Mohit808,259/
Mahić80839/
Moait80303/
Mehit8032/
Mauit808/
Mahič802/
Maeit802/
Meait801/
Maeht800/
Majiet732,395/
Maheut73498/
Mohith73180/
Moheit73101/
Majhid7334/
Mauhid7324/
Majjit7324/
Maijit7315/
Maahid7314/
Maheth7313/
Mouait7312/
Mohait7310/
Maaiit736/
Mohiet734/
Mahied733/
Maecht733/
Maaiet733/
Mayiet732/
Mahget732/
Majhet731/
Mahidz731/
Maheat731/
Mehiet731/
Mojhit731/
Mahigy731/
Moaitt730/
Meaith730/
Maet678,093/
Majiedt671,420/
Maheeth6725/
Mohitte6710/
Mayiete679/
Mmohite678/
Mahahid678/
Maechte677/
Majietd676/
Mahaets672/
Mojhite671/
Moohite671/
Majhaid671/
Mohhite671/
Maät671/
Moohith671/
Maijith671/
Mayiedt671/
Mahiedd671/

Mahit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahit in the Oriya language
ମହିତmahita88.78
ମହୀତmahita4.08
ମହିତ୍mahit2.04
ମାହିତmahita1.02
Mahit in the Hindi language
माहितmahita86.01
महितmahita4.9
माहीतmahita3.85
मेाहितmeahita2.45
मोहितmohita1.75
महीतmahita0.7
Mahit in the Bengali language
মহিতmahita84.62
মহীতmahita15.38
Mahit in the Marathi language
माहीतmahita59.72
मािहतmaihata30.56
मेािहतmeaihata5.56
मेाहीतmeahita2.78
महीतmahita1.39

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Footnotes

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