Mahajan Surname
Approximately 299,231 people bear this surname
Mahajan Surname User-submission:
The people bearing surname Mahajan are notable people who are anciently traders, merchants and people with a social responsiblity.
Mahajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 289,132 | 1:2,653 | 272 |
| United States | 2,536 | 1:142,925 | 14,816 |
| Bangladesh | 1,442 | 1:110,511 | 4,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,118 | 1:8,195 | 1,024 |
| Thailand | 977 | 1:72,301 | 9,445 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| England | 487 | 1:114,411 | 11,716 |
| Australia | 431 | 1:62,635 | 7,554 |
| Canada | 413 | 1:89,215 | 9,827 |
| Oman | 273 | 1:13,509 | 1,539 |
| Singapore | 253 | 1:21,770 | 855 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| Pakistan | 210 | 1:850,685 | 11,811 |
| Qatar | 190 | 1:12,411 | 1,349 |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Nepal | 16 | 1:1,780,060 | 7,778 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Mahajan (14,124) may also be a first name.
Mahajan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The people bearing surname Mahajan are notable people who are anciently traders, merchants and people with a social responsiblity.
- narsimhaMahajan Demographics
Average Mahajan Salary in
United States
$58,752 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahajan (Bengali: মহাজন, Hindi: महाजन, Marathi: महाजन, Oriya: ମହାଜନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahajan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,830th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahajan are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 48,324th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 14,124 people.
The last name Mahajan is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 289,132 people, or 1 in 2,653. In India Mahajan is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 65 percent are found, Punjab, where 10 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found.
Mahajan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mahajan are 3.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Mahajan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.06% less than the national average, earning 172,841 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.54% less than the national average, earning R 72,396 per year; in United States they earn 36.16% more than the national average, earning $58,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.82% more than the national average, earning $64,500 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahajan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahajan in the Bengali language | ||
| মহাজন | mahajana | 99.89 |
| মাহাজন | mahajana | 0.11 |
| Mahajan in the Hindi language | ||
| महाजन | mahajana | 99.45 |
| महजन | mahajana | 0.19 |
| महजान | mahajana | 0.1 |
| माहजन | mahajana | 0.09 |
| माहाजन | mahajana | 0.07 |
| महाजना | mahajana | 0.06 |
| महाजान | mahajana | 0.02 |
| Mahajan in the Marathi language | ||
| महाजन | mahajana | 98.08 |
| मोहन | mohana | 0.13 |
| माहाजन | mahajana | 0.12 |
| महाजण | mahajana | 0.11 |
| समाधान | samadhana | 0.1 |
| महजन | mahajana | 0.09 |
| माहजन | mahajana | 0.05 |
| मगन | magana | 0.03 |
| हाजन | hajana | 0.02 |
| महाजऩ | mahajana | 0.01 |
| राजन | rajana | 0.01 |
| अंजना | anjana | 0.01 |
| सजन | sajana | 0.01 |
| मकरंद | makaranda | 0.01 |
| महाजान | mahajana | 0.01 |
| मदन | madana | 0.01 |
| अजर्ना | ajarna | 0 |
| सुखजन | sukhajana | 0 |
| महाजंज़ | mahajanza | 0 |
| महाजाम | mahajama | 0 |
| साजन | sajana | 0 |
| फरजाना | pharajana | 0 |
| क़ाजन | qajana | 0 |
| महेशान | mahesana | 0 |
| मलजन | malajana | 0 |
| महद | mahada | 0 |
| महालान | mahalana | 0 |
| मालण | malana | 0 |
| मोहण | mohana | 0 |
| महाबळे | mahabale | 0 |
| नाथावण | nathavana | 0 |
| ृमहाजन | rmahajana | 0 |
| माहाजण | mahajana | 0 |
| महाजनु | mahajanu | 0 |
| रमजान | ramajana | 0 |
| महान | mahana | 0 |
| हाजनाने | hajanane | 0 |
| महालन | mahalana | 0 |
| मंहाजन | manhajana | 0 |
| मायााने | mayaane | 0 |
| मािहनी | maihani | 0 |
| महाचंद | mahacanda | 0 |
| समाधन | samadhana | 0 |
| खजान | khajana | 0 |
| ूमहाजन | umahajana | 0 |
| मराजन | marajana | 0 |
| माहजनु | mahajanu | 0 |
| महाजनी | mahajani | 0 |
| रजना | rajana | 0 |
| महातन | mahatana | 0 |
| अजंना | ajanna | 0 |
| भजन | bhajana | 0 |
| मानाजन | manajana | 0 |
| महंत | mahanta | 0 |
| माहाजान | mahajana | 0 |
| महाजल | mahajala | 0 |
| महमद | mahamada | 0 |
| महानन | mahanana | 0 |
| अिजन | aijana | 0 |
| िमलााने | imalaane | 0 |
| मोहना | mohana | 0 |
| महाजून | mahajuna | 0 |
| महारान | maharana | 0 |
| मलााने | malaane | 0 |
| रामधन | ramadhana | 0 |
| अफसाना | aphasana | 0 |
| िमनहाज | imanahaja | 0 |
| महालींग | mahalinga | 0 |
| महाज | mahaja | 0 |
| महाजनाज् | mahajanaj | 0 |
| महाजनक़् | mahajanaq | 0 |
| मलकाणा | malakana | 0 |
| महानर | mahanara | 0 |
| महाज़न | mahazana | 0 |
| महािवर | mahaivara | 0 |
| महाजम | mahajama | 0 |
| मालन | malana | 0 |
| महजान | mahajana | 0 |
| अजर्न | ajarna | 0 |
| ़महाजन | mahajana | 0 |
| महानंदा | mahananda | 0 |
| महाराज | maharaja | 0 |
| महानज | mahanaja | 0 |
| Mahajan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହାଜନ | mahajana | 88.44 |
| ମହାଯନ | mahayana | 6.65 |
| ମାହାଜନ | mahajana | 2.02 |
| ମହାଯାନ | mahayana | 0.29 |
| ମାହାଜାନ୍ | mahajan | 0.14 |
| ମହାଦନ | mahadana | 0.14 |
| ମାହାଜାନ | mahajana | 0.14 |
| ମହାଜାନ | mahajana | 0.14 |
| ମହାଜନି | mahajani | 0.14 |
| ମାହାଲି | mahali | 0.14 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.14 |
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