Cognomen ماهيش (Mahesh 
, ماهيش) , around the world, is a widespread last name. The last name ماهيش is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Southern Asia, particularly India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Much more frequently, ماهيش is the forename as well as the last name.