Cognomen Mahis (Mais 
, Mahis 
) , in all the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Mahis is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, and Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, India, and Indonesia. Also, Mahis is the forename as well as the last name.