Machhan Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Machhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Machhan (43) may also be a first name.
Machhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Machhan (Hindi: मछां, Oriya: ମଛନ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Machhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Machhan is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Machhan reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Machhan is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 43 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 54 percent are found, Himachal Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Delhi, where 13 percent are found. Barring India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Machhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Machhan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଛନ | machana | 62.5 |
| ମାଛନ | machana | 25 |
| ହରିବୁମଛନ | haribumachana | 12.5 |
| Machhan in the Hindi language | ||
| मछां | macham | 50 |
| मछन | machana | 25 |
| माछन | machana | 16.67 |
| मच्छन | macchana | 8.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Machhan
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