Mavis Surname

148,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4921:242,93523,178
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Botswana991:22,0904,408
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Canada701:526,36644,416
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Australia591:457,55435,515
England561:994,96549,531
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China121:113,943,4645,994
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Macau11:601,6301,582
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:176,20615,764

The alternate forms: Maviş (3,071) are calculated separately.

Mavis (291,204) may also be a first name.

Mavis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mavis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mavis (Arabic: مافيس, Hindi: मविशा, Marathi: मावीस, Russian: Мавис) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Maviş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavis? popularity and diffusion

Mavis is the 148,508th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,447,950 people. Mavis is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Mavis live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mavis is also the 3,604th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 291,204 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,492 people, or 1 in 242,935. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and Arizona, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Mavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mavis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mavis last name increased 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mavis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mavis surname are 15.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Mavis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maviş933,071/
Mavish91653/
Mavise9164/
Mauvis9157/
Mayvis9134/
Maevis9129/
Mavies9110/
Maivis919/
Mahvis913/
Mavais912/
Matvis911/
Maveis911/
Meavis910/
Mavi8942,297/
Mauvais831,979/
Mauvois83557/
Mahvish8375/
Mavaise8321/
Maijvis8319/
Mahavis835/
Maivish833/
Mauveis831/
Mauvish831/
Mavishe831/
Mavaish831/
Mathvis831/
Maavish831/
Mavidse831/
Mavie8044,081/
Maves801,462/
Mevis80715/
Mavai80625/
Mahvi80620/
Movis80244/
Mabis80232/
Mavic80159/
Mavio80156/
Mavit80141/
Mauvi80132/
Mhavi80111/
Mavip80105/
Masvi8092/
Maavi8068/
Maivi8061/
Mavii8049/
Mavoi8044/
Mavei8035/
Maviy8020/
Mawis8017/
Majvi8016/
Mavij8015/
Mavid8010/
Matvi809/
Mavui806/
Mavgi806/
Mévis806/
Mavhi805/
Maviz804/
Mavix804/
Mavih802/
Mayvi801/
Mgavi801/
Mmavi801/
Mahavish7734/
Maihvish773/
Mauvaise772/
Mahavise771/
Mavhaise771/
Matveiss771/
Meauvais771/
Mahavi731,104/
Mhasvi73866/
Mahuvi73790/
Meyvis73707/
Matvei73588/
Meevis73189/
Mabois7370/
Mathvi7366/
Mavese7364/
Mampis7362/
Maveus7353/
Mavice7344/
Maibes7340/
Movish7336/
Matves7333/
Manpis7328/
Matvij7327/
Matvyi7320/
Movais7319/
Meaves7318/
Mavhai7317/
Mavich7317/
Maisvi7316/
Meivis7315/
Mabais7314/
Maeves7312/
Mawais7312/
Movios739/
Mabise738/
Mawish738/
Mabuis737/
Mowais737/
Mashvi736/
Mevish736/
Meuvis736/
Mavaiz736/
Mauves735/
Moveis735/
Mawise734/
Mahjvi734/
Mahwis734/
Mabies734/
Mavhoi734/
Matbis734/
Maubis733/
Mavesh733/
Maisui733/
Mawois733/
Mavidh733/
Movies732/
Massvi732/
Mevies732/
Mayuis732/
Maives732/
Maiwes732/
Mauvie732/
Mahviz732/
Meavid732/
Maisue731/
Maivie731/
Mahvoi731/
Maibis731/
Mayvic731/
Mavhei731/
Machvi731/
Mehvis731/
Moovis731/
Movuis731/
Mayves731/
Movise731/
Mauvip731/
Masvai731/
Matvoi731/
Mauvai731/
Mauvih731/
Mavess731/
Mavgai731/
Mavoit731/
Maaviy731/
Mayvii731/
Mevais731/
Mavihe731/
Mgavui731/
Maabis731/
Mabeis731/
Mouvis731/
Mobais731/
Maivai731/
Mahvei731/
Maybis730/
Mavesd730/
Mawi678,683/
Mabi677,806/
Mahwish673,831/
Mava673,804/
Mave672,279/
Movi67384/
Maubois67222/
Mabitse67203/
Mehvish67134/
Meijvis67120/
Mavy6784/
Mahajvi6761/
Mahavoi6752/
Maisvee6749/
Maisuep6740/
Maavich6735/
Mabishe6729/
Mathuis6718/
Mahabis6711/
Matvich679/
Mahbish677/
Mowaish676/
Mahavie676/
Mhawish676/
Mahvhid675/
Maschvitsz675/
Mahaavi675/
Maibess674/
Mahavai673/
Mahaviy672/
Mahvesh672/
Mavahai672/
Mhaibes672/
Mahavei671/
Mahavhi671/
Mahaviz671/
Mahvich671/
Maibish671/
Maywish671/
Mawishe671/
Mawuise671/
Masvese671/
Masvich671/
Matvets671/
Mathvai671/
M'Aibes671/
Maahuis671/
Machhvi671/
Matvajs671/
Mavesse671/
Mathves671/
Maboise671/
Maavets671/
Maisoue671/
Maissue671/
Meuvais671/
Monpais671/
Mowaise671/
Mashvoi671/
Mavj671/
Mavaice671/
Maybies670/
Massuis670/
Mattbis670/

Mavis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mavis in the Marathi language
मावीसmavisa43.48
मािवसmaivasa30.43
मेवीसmevisa13.04
मैवसmaivasa4.35
मवीसmavisa4.35
मॅवीसmevisa4.35
Mavis in the Hindi language
मविशाmavisa25
मेविसmevisa25
मवीसmavisa16.67
मविसmavisa16.67
माविसmavisa8.33
मविश्mavis8.33
Mavis in the Russian language
Мависmavis-
Mavis in the Arabic language
مافيسmafys-

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