Mahajir Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Mahajir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahajir (149) may also be a first name.
Mahajir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahajir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahajir (Hindi: महाजिर, Marathi: मोहाजीर) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mahajir.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahajir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Mahajir are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mahajir is also the 754,880th most frequent first name globally, borne by 149 people.
Mahajir is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,402,310. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 95 percent reside and Balochistan, where 5 percent reside. Besides Pakistan it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahajir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahajir in the Hindi language | ||
| महाजिर | mahajira | 62.5 |
| महाजीर | mahajira | 25 |
| महजीर | mahajira | 12.5 |
| Mahajir in the Marathi language | ||
| मोहाजीर | mohajira | 50 |
| महजीर | mahajira | 25 |
| माहजीर् | mahajir | 12.5 |
| महाजीर | mahajira | 12.5 |
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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 Mahajir
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