Mahiwal Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Mahiwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 153 | 1:1,167,607 | 14,167 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahiwal (337) may also be a first name.
Mahiwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahiwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahiwal (Hindi: महीवाल) is most common in Pakistan. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahiwal? popularity and diffusion
Mahiwal is the 998,609th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Mahiwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahiwal live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 476,238th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 337 people.
The last name Mahiwal is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 1,167,607. In Pakistan Mahiwal is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 92 percent are found, Sindh, where 8 percent are found and Balochistan, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahiwaal | 93 | 7 | / |
| Mahishwal | 88 | 3 | / |
| Maheiswal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahival | 86 | 490 | / |
| Mahewal | 86 | 81 | / |
| Mohiwal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mehiwal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahehwal | 80 | 4 | / |
| Majhival | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maheewal | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mahewaal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahivale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maewal | 77 | 29 | / |
| Mahivatil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahishval | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahewalle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maewall | 71 | 37 | / |
| Maheval | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mohival | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mahijivale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Meehwal | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mehival | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moehwald | 67 | 28 | / |
| Muoaibal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahevale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maeval | 62 | 0 | / |
Mahiwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahiwal in the Hindi language | ||
| महीवाल | mahivala | - |
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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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- 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 Mahiwal
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