Mahans Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mahans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Mahans (233) may also be a first name.

Mahans Last Name Facts

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

Mahans (Arabic: محينس, Hindi: महंस) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Mahans live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 587,225th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 233 people.

Mahans is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran it is most numerous in: Qazvin Province, where 89 percent live and Tehran Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Iran it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Mahans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mahans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mahans surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahansh928/
Mahains922/
Maans912,408/
Mahns91447/
Mhans911/
Maanse832/
Maains831/
Mhanse831/
Mathns830/
Mahanx830/
Mans8015,308/
Machens77656/
Mahanze77192/
Maatens777/
Mathyns775/
MacHins773/
Mahtins771/
Mahanjt771/
Mahnsch771/
Mahtens771/
Means7322,032/
Manns7313,302/
Mains736,709/
Manse731,902/
Mohns731,145/
Mansh73576/
Manss73236/
Mansz7395/
Mayns7340/
Manst7318/
Mauns7311/
Mansø7310/
Man's734/
Maams732/
Mmans731/
Matns731/
Mansd731/
Mhanz731/
Mhons731/
Maanz731/
Machense7132/
Matthyns7131/
Mahanzhe711/
Meachens711/
Maschins711/
Mhanje672,215/
Matins671,453/
Mhanze671,338/
Mansch67352/
Maanje67188/
Mainse67113/
Matens67103/
Manshe6783/
Masens6752/
Masins6726/
Mansse6720/
Macins6713/
MacEns679/
Maanze676/
Mhamsd674/
Mannsz673/
Meansh672/
Mahnje672/
Manstt671/
Mattns671/
Mahnze671/
Mannsh671/
Mannss671/
Mansht671/
Mhamse671/
Mansph671/
Meanse670/
Maunse670/
Meihns670/
Mmanns670/

Mahans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahans in the Hindi language
महंसmahansa-
Mahans in the Arabic language
محينسmhyns-

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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 Mahans
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