Mahalanobis Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Mahalanobis Surname User-submission:

The Mahalanobis surname means 'one who is engaged in profession of measuring lands and maintenance of statistics on land particulars of an area'. It is an Indian surname.

Mahalanobis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Mahalanobis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mahalanobis surname means 'one who is engaged in profession of measuring lands and maintenance of statistics on land particulars of an area'. It is an Indian surname.

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Mahalanobis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mahalanobis Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mahalanobis (Bengali: মহালানবীশ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahalanobis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahalanobis is the 1,471,719th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Mahalanobis occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Mahalanobis reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Mahalanobis is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 7,305,385. In India Mahalanobis is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 73 percent are found, Delhi, where 11 percent are found and Karnataka, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Mahalanobis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahalanobis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.1% more than the national average, earning $80,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahalanobis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahalanobis in the Bengali language
মহালানবীশmahalanabisa-

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