Mahant Surname

51,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mahant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,4251:81,3865,483
Nepal2251:126,5822,367
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada681:541,84745,466
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mahant (8,815) may also be a first name.

Mahant Last Name Facts

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

Mahant (Bengali: মহন্ত, Hindi: महन्त, Marathi: महंत, Oriya: ମହା) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mahant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,800th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 736,935 people. The surname Mahant occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mahant reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mahant is also the 66,628th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 8,815 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 9,425 people, or 1 in 81,386. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 39 percent live, Maharashtra, where 29 percent live and Himachal Pradesh, where 5 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Mahant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mahant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahant last name increased 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mahant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mahant last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Mahant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.01% more than the national average, earning $56,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning $60,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahanth92252/
Mahannt924/
Mahaint924/
Mmahant921/
Mahantt921/
Mahandt920/
Mhant9117/
Mahnt9110/
Maant912/
Mahand83393/
Mahunt8337/
Maante8330/
Mahnth8311/
Mhante831/
Maihnt831/
Mhanth831/
Mant801,780/
Mahasenth803/
Mahahanth801/
Mahangy7788/
Machent7763/
Mahannd775/
Mahaind771/
Mante7321,802/
Mandt732,661/
Mhand73620/
Meant73396/
Mants73375/
Manth73337/
Maint7392/
Maand7365/
Maunt7323/
Mohnt734/
Mahnd734/
Mannt731/
Manht731/
Mantt731/
Mhent731/
Maynt731/
Maacinte711/
MacHinte710/
Manthe672,789/
Maintz67605/
Maunte67431/
Meante67194/
Mayntz67185/
Mainet67171/
Masent6769/
Manntz6748/
Mauntz6744/
Maynet6721/
M'Hand6718/
Maints6712/
Matent678/
Mantte675/
Macent674/
Mantsh673/
Manths672/
Mainht672/
Mahund672/
Mainte672/
Maaind672/
Maschindt672/
Mhands671/
Maynte671/
Manhte671/
Mhaind671/
Hmante671/
Majhnd671/
Mayndt671/
Meanth671/
Manthë671/
Mhamnd671/
Mannts670/
Meantz670/
Maunts670/
Mantts670/
Maindt670/

Mahant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahant in the Bengali language
মহন্তmahanta98.61
মোহন্তmohanta1.39
Mahant in the Marathi language
महंतmahanta91.48
मंहतmanhata3.32
महन्तmahanta1.5
महांतmahanta1.22
माहंतmahanta0.58
महन्mahan0.14
महान्तmahanta0.14
माहान्तmahanta0.09
ममताmamata0.09
मोहनmohana0.07
महंन्तmahannta0.07
महान्mahan0.05
महंतोmahanto0.05
चौहानcauhana0.05
महतmahata0.05
मंहातmanhata0.05
महंमmahamma0.05
मंहन्manhan0.05
मालतीmalati0.05
अनंतananta0.05
मोहताmohata0.05
ीमंतimanta0.02
महंथmahantha0.02
पठानpathana0.02
महतंmahatam0.02
माहांतmahanta0.02
महवmahava0.02
साहनीsahani0.02
चौहाणcauhana0.02
Mahant in the Hindi language
महन्तmahanta80.46
महंतmahanta17.64
महान्तmahanta1.31
मंहतmanhata0.18
महन्त्mahant0.11
माहन्तmahanta0.07
महांतmahanta0.04
महं्तmahamta0.04
मेहन्तmehanta0.04
मह़न्तmahanta0.04
महंथmahantha0.04
माहान्तmahanta0.04
महन्थmahantha0.04
Mahant in the Oriya language
ମହାmaha56.92
ମହmaha24.62
ମାହାmaha10.77
ମହାିmahai4.62
ମମତାmamata1.54
ମାଧବmadhaba1.54

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahant
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