Mahanje Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mahanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mahanje (14) may also be a first name.
Mahanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahanje (Hindi: महन्जे, Marathi: महान्जू) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahanje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahanje is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahanje live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahanje is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 14 people.
Mahanje is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Mahanje is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 80 percent live and Iringa Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahanje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanje in the Hindi language | ||
| महन्जे | mahanje | - |
| Mahanje in the Marathi language | ||
| महान्जू | mahanju | - |
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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 Mahanje
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