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MAHIS Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,600th

Most common surname in India

804

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadhich, dadich, daksha, dakshinamurthi, dhananjay, kashyapa, mahadeva and raghu. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

Therefore, the languages spoken by those with this surname are usually languages common in India. The religion associated with MAHIS surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are hindi and marathi.
Hindi is very likely, as it is the most spoken language in the country. Depending on the familys specific regional background, other languages like Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, or Bengali might also be spoken. English is also common, especially among educated Indians in cities and those living abroad. Ultimately, the exact language spoken depends on the individual familys history and where they live.

The surname has several variations, including Mahis, Mahiss, Mais, Maes, Maise, Maiz, Maiss, Mayes, Mayse, Mayz, MacAis, MacAyish, McAish, McAise, MAish, Mehais, Mehaise, Mease, Meas, Mees, Meece, Maahs, Maas, Maass, Mahase, Mahaseh, Mahes, Mahhess, and Mahissee.

State-wise distribution of people with MAHIS surname

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Uttar Pradesh state distribution for MAHIS surname

Uttar Pradesh

149

Bihar state distribution for MAHIS surname

Bihar

3

Delhi state distribution for MAHIS surname

Delhi

3

Karnataka state distribution for MAHIS surname

Karnataka

2

Maharashtra state distribution for MAHIS surname

Maharashtra

2

Category-wise distribution of people with MAHIS surname

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People with the surname MAHIS appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Food Distribution Records category for MAHIS surname

153 (94%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for MAHIS surname

5 (3%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for MAHIS surname

4 (2%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

MAHIS families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The MAHIS surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

MAHIS families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADHICH, DADICH, DAKSHA, DAKSHINAMURTHI, DHANANJAY, KASHYAPA, MAHADEVA, RAGHU.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the MAHIS surname with 149 records (93.7%).

The MAHIS surname is written in HINDI, MARATHI scripts.

MAHIS is ranked #12600 in India with approximately 804 people bearing this surname.

The MAHIS surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (93.7%), Bihar (1.9%), Delhi (1.9%).

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