Mahalan Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Mahalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 196 | 1:516,522 | 59,882 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mahalan (296) may also be a first name.
Mahalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahalan (Hindi: महलां, Marathi: महालन, Oriya: ମହଲନ) occurs most in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahalan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 839,220th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Mahalan are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 512,632nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 296 people.
The surname Mahalan is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 516,522. In The Philippines Mahalan is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 77 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 20 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahalan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahalan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହଲନ | mahalana | 88.89 |
| ମହଲନ୍ | mahalan | 11.11 |
| Mahalan in the Marathi language | ||
| महालन | mahalana | 82.72 |
| माहलन | mahalana | 4.94 |
| महालान | mahalana | 3.7 |
| महालण | mahalana | 3.7 |
| मोहन | mohana | 1.23 |
| माहालन | mahalana | 1.23 |
| माहळन | mahalana | 1.23 |
| Mahalan in the Hindi language | ||
| महलां | mahalam | 37.5 |
| महलान | mahalana | 25 |
| माहलां | mahalam | 15.63 |
| महलन | mahalana | 6.25 |
| महालां | mahalam | 6.25 |
| महालान | mahalana | 3.13 |
| महालन | mahalana | 3.13 |
| माहलन | mahalana | 3.13 |
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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 Mahalan
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