Where Does The Last Name Maithili Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Maithili (Bengali: মৈথিলী, Hindi: मैथिली, Marathi: मैिथली, Oriya: େମୖଥିଲି) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maithili? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,551,568^th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Maithili are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 62,731^st most common forename throughout the world It is held by 9,657 people.

The last name Maithili is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 6,500,554. In India Maithili is primarily found in: Telangana, where 26 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 7 percent are found and Nepal, where 2 percent are found.