Mahsh Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mahsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Mahsh (155) may also be a first name.
Mahsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahsh (Arabic: محسة, Hindi: महश, Marathi: महेश, Oriya: ମହ୍ଶ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mahsh.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahsh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahsh is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Mahsh are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mahsh is also the 738,219th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 155 people.
The last name Mahsh is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran it is most frequent in: Kermanshah Province, where 82 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 9 percent live and Tehran Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahsh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahsh in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହ୍ଶ | mahsa | - |
| Mahsh in the Marathi language | ||
| महेश | mahesa | - |
| Mahsh in the Hindi language | ||
| महश | mahasa | 92.31 |
| महेश | mahesa | 7.69 |
| Mahsh in the Arabic language | ||
| محسة | mhst | - |
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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 Mahsh
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