Mahiye Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Mahiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahiye (4,209) may also be a first name.
Mahiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahiye is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 885,573rd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahiye are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 106,964th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 4,209 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mahiye
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