Mahanju Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2691:196,80916,828
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mahanju (11) may also be a first name.

Mahanju Last Name Facts

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

Mahanju (Hindi: माहन्जु, Marathi: महंजू) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahanju? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahanju is the 945,594th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname Mahanju occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mahanju reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 196,809. In Tanzania Mahanju is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 96 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 3 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maanju9252/
Mahanyu861,898/
Mahamju868/
Maanjiu861/
Maanjuh861/
Manju8314,432/
Mahanyou8052/
Maanijou802/
Manjus77666/
Manjuh77379/
Manjuu77308/
Manjou77264/
Manjhu77188/
Manoju7760/
Maanhu7758/
Manjau7737/
Manhau7733/
Mannju7730/
Manjud7726/
Manjut7724/
Manjui7722/
Maneju7722/
Manjju7719/
Maaniu7712/
Manjiu777/
Manuju772/
Mhanhu772/
Maniju772/
Maanyu771/
Manjup771/
Manjyu771/
Mhenju771/
Mmanju771/
Manjeu771/
Mganju771/
Manjoud7149/
Manguju7125/
Manjush7124/
Manjhui7111/
Mangoju7110/
Meanjou717/
Maneuju713/
Manjouh712/
Mangeju712/
Manhjui711/
Manjuhe711/
Hmajnju711/
Mahnyuy711/
Mahngeu711/
Manjouj711/
Manjous711/
Manjout711/
Manejui711/
Manjaud711/
Monju676,150/
Manyu672,616/
Maniu671,224/
Menju67114/
Manhu6763/
Magnu6755/
Mamju674/
Manéu671/
Mangejju671/
Mannjush671/
Mannjhui671/
Mangneju671/

Mahanju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahanju in the Hindi language
माहन्जुmahanju-
Mahanju in the Marathi language
महंजूmahanju50
महांजुmahanju50

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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 Mahanju
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