Mahiya Surname
Approximately 2,414 people bear this surname
Mahiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 885 | 1:17,444 | 2,544 |
| Philippines | 389 | 1:260,253 | 38,511 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 193 | 1:685,229 | 53,355 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mahiya (5,332) may also be a first name.
Mahiya Demographics
Average Mahiya Salary in
United States
$50,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahiya (Bengali: মাহিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: माहिया, Marathi: मािहया) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 177,264th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,018,867 people. Mahiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Mahiya are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 92,375th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 5,332 people.
It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 885 people, or 1 in 17,444. In Zimbabwe Mahiya is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 30 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found.
Mahiya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mahiya surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% registered with the party.
Mahiya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.88% more than the national average, earning $50,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahiya in the Marathi language | ||
| मािहया | maihaya | 51.72 |
| माहीया | mahiya | 20.69 |
| महीया | mahiya | 20.69 |
| माईया | ma'iya | 3.45 |
| मह | maha | 3.45 |
| Mahiya in the Hindi language | ||
| माहिया | mahiya | 51.2 |
| महिया | mahiya | 42.07 |
| महीया | mahiya | 3.61 |
| माहीया | mahiya | 2.16 |
| महया | mahaya | 0.24 |
| महीय | mahiya | 0.24 |
| ़महिया | mahiya | 0.24 |
| Mahiya in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহিয়া | mahiya | 50 |
| মহিয়া | mahiya | 50 |
| Mahiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻫﻲ | mahy | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﻫﻴﻪ | amahyh | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺎﻫﻴﻪ | mahyh | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Mahiya
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