Across the world, Mahinda (Mahinda 
, महेन्द्र , มหินทรา 
) is quite a rare male first name. The forename Mahinda is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common boy's name, Maldives, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Qatar. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Sri Lanka, India, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Mahinda is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Mahinda | India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania |
| महेन्द्र | India |
| มหินทรา | Thailand |
| Махинда | Ukraine |
| mahinda v of anuradhapura king of Sri Lanka (b. 982) |
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| mahinda pathirage Sri Lankan actor, LK (b. 1952) |
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| mahinda balasuriya 32nd Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police (b. 1953) |
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| mahinda deshapriya current election commissioner of Sri Lanka (b. 1955) |
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| mahinda jayaratne Sri Lankan cricketer (b. 1967) |
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| mahinda vi king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa |
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| mahinda wijesekara Sri Lankan politician, LK |
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| mahinda ii of anuradhapura king of Anuradhapura |
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| mahinda yogarajah researcher |
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| mahinda i of anuradhapura king of Anuradhapura |
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| mahinda iv of anuradhapura king of Anuradhapura |
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| mahinda i ranasinghe researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-7241-389X |
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| mahinda abeywardena researcher |
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| mahinda vilathgamuwa researcher |
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| mahinda iii of anuradhapura king of Anuradhapura |
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