Mahya Surname
Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname
Mahya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 692 | 1:191,112 | 18,256 |
| Iran | 422 | 1:181,949 | 15,100 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Mahya (8,165) may also be a first name.
Mahya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahya (Hindi: महया, Marathi: माहया, Oriya: ମହ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahya? popularity and diffusion
Mahya is the 274,373rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,146,572 people. Mahya is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Mahya are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mahya is also the 70,124th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,165 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 191,112. In Indonesia Mahya is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 30 percent are found, Central Java, where 17 percent are found and Lampung, where 13 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Mahya is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent are found and Egypt, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahya in the Hindi language | ||
| महया | mahaya | - |
| Mahya in the Marathi language | ||
| माहया | mahaya | 74.4 |
| महाया | mahaya | 4 |
| महादया | mahadaya | 3.2 |
| महया | mahaya | 2 |
| माया | maya | 1.6 |
| माही | mahi | 1.2 |
| माघ्या | maghya | 1.2 |
| माहमा | mahama | 1.2 |
| माध्या | madhya | 1.2 |
| मह | maha | 0.8 |
| माहाया | mahaya | 0.8 |
| माढा | madha | 0.8 |
| माह | maha | 0.4 |
| माहपा | mahapa | 0.4 |
| मध्या | madhya | 0.4 |
| महा | maha | 0.4 |
| माहया़ | mahaya | 0.4 |
| माहू | mahu | 0.4 |
| Mahya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହ | maha | 63.64 |
| ମହଯ୍ | mahay | 9.09 |
| ମଃୟା | mahya | 9.09 |
| ମାହଯ୍ା | mahaya | 9.09 |
| ମହଯ୍ା | mahaya | 9.09 |
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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 Mahya
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