Mahaja Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Mahaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 344 | 1:153,900 | 13,914 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mahaja (764) may also be a first name.
Mahaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahaja (Bengali: মাহাজা, Hindi: महजा, Marathi: महाजन, Oriya: ମହାଜା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 525,631st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mahaja live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahaja is also the 297,080th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 764 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 153,900. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 94 percent live, Singida Region, where 3 percent live and Katavi Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahaja in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহাজা | mahaja | - |
| Mahaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହାଜା | mahaja | - |
| Mahaja in the Hindi language | ||
| महजा | mahaja | 85.37 |
| महाजा | mahaja | 12.2 |
| महज | mahaja | 2.44 |
| Mahaja in the Marathi language | ||
| महाजन | mahajana | 64.86 |
| महाजा | mahaja | 29.73 |
| महजा | mahaja | 5.41 |
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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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- 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 Mahaja
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