Mahaji Surname
Approximately 426 people bear this surname
Mahaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 172 | 1:768,891 | 58,769 |
| Iran | 114 | 1:673,531 | 35,891 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mahaji (457) may also be a first name.
Mahaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahaji (Hindi: महजी, Marathi: महाजी, Oriya: ମାହାଜୀ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahaji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 693,669th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Mahaji reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mahaji is also the 399,588th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 457 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 768,891. In Indonesia Mahaji is most common in: West Java, where 44 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 25 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahaji in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାହାଜୀ | mahaji | - |
| Mahaji in the Hindi language | ||
| महजी | mahaji | 86.67 |
| महाजी | mahaji | 10 |
| माहजी | mahaji | 3.33 |
| Mahaji in the Marathi language | ||
| महाजी | mahaji | 54.37 |
| माहजी | mahaji | 33.01 |
| माहाजी | mahaji | 5.83 |
| मोहजी | mohaji | 1.94 |
| सावजी | savaji | 0.97 |
| महािज | mahaija | 0.97 |
| महारु | maharu | 0.97 |
| माहदु | mahadu | 0.97 |
| मवानी | mavani | 0.97 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mahaji
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