Mahat Surname

4,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somalia

Mahat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India55,9551:13,7091,124
Nepal28,7891:989168
Somalia26,5661:50662
Kenya12,9001:3,580546
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Malaysia1,0951:26,9352,375
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Thailand2761:255,93643,511
Algeria2551:151,49619,714
Indonesia2381:555,66944,719
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Bhutan921:6,696290
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
England221:2,532,63991,802
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Finland71:785,24338,644
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mahat (45,560) may also be a first name.

Mahat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahat (Arabic: مُهات, Bengali: মহৎ, Georgian: მაჰათ, Hindi: महत, Marathi: महात, Oriya: ମାହାତ, Tibetan: མ་ཧཱད།) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,353rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 56,392 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Mahat reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 20,001st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 45,560 people.

The last name Mahat is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 55,955 people, or 1 in 13,709. In India Mahat is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 82 percent reside, Odisha, where 8 percent reside and West Bengal, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 22 percent reside and Somalia, where 21 percent reside.

Mahat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mahat surname increased 2,840 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mahat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mahat last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% being registered with the party.

Mahat earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning $54,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaut912,114/
Mahath91780/
Mahatt91482/
Mahait91480/
Mahats91266/
Mahaat9127/
Mahatd9113/
Mmahat917/
Mahatz911/
Maat897,848/
Maht89130/
Mhat8986/
Mahahat83154/
Mahaits8330/
Mahaste8330/
Mahaath833/
Mahasth831/
Mahad8050,290/
Maate806,864/
Macht803,606/
Mağat801,518/
Mahut801,474/
Maait80472/
Mhate80460/
Maats80218/
Masht80214/
Ma'at80161/
Mhait80136/
Mahač8054/
Maath8034/
Mahth8024/
Maast8016/
Mahyt8015/
Mahtp808/
Mhath808/
Majht804/
Mhhat804/
Maatt803/
Mauht801/
Mahst801/
Mahatova77117/
Mat7556,326/
Maheut73498/
Maathe73489/
Mahaud73401/
Machts73361/
Mahagy73291/
Maahad7348/
Maaste7324/
Mashte7321/
Mhaith7321/
Maatte7320/
Mhatte7316/
Maathz7315/
Mahaad7313/
Mathth7310/
Mahsht739/
Mahahd738/
Mhaite737/
Maasht734/
MacHte733/
Mhaste732/
Mhahad732/
Maaate732/
Mahadz732/
Mahaid731/
Maatch731/
Mhathe731/
Mheath731/
Maaite731/
Ma'ate731/
Mahasd731/
Mashtd731/
Mashth731/
Meacht730/
Mate67199,591/
Mast6728,089/
Matt6718,102/
Maut6712,788/
Math679,370/
Meat676,525/
Maad675,850/
Mait674,182/
Mahd673,745/
Mats671,539/
Madh67742/
Maatova67433/
Majt67255/
Maththe67162/
Maatsch67124/
Maheeth6725/
Moht6723/
Mathowa6719/
Mhad6716/
Mayt678/
Hmat675/
Mahahad674/
Madt674/
Mmat674/
Mathova673/
Matd673/
Matp673/
Mahahud672/
Maât672/
Maatová672/
Mahtowa671/
M'At671/
Mhot671/
Matė671/
Maït671/
Mazt671/
Mauchte670/
Maschte670/

Mahat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahat in the Georgian language
მაჰათmahat-
Mahat in the Marathi language
महातmahata91.37
महतmahata3.55
माहतmahata0.8
माहातmahata0.58
महmaha0.45
महानmahana0.06
महाmaha0.06
महनmahana0.06
माहटmahata0.03
Mahat in the Hindi language
महतmahata89.61
माहतmahata3.9
महात्माmahatma2.6
महत्mahat1.3
माहातmahata1.3
Mahat in the Oriya language
ମାହାତmahata70.87
ମହତmahata18.04
ମାହତmahata5.39
ମହାତmahata3.96
ମହତ୍mahat0.37
ମାହାତ୍mahat0.09
ମହmaha0.06
ମାଳତିmalati0.03
ମହେତାmaheta0.03
ମାହାmaha0.03
ମାହତ୍mahat0.03
ସାହୁsahu0.03
Mahat in the Tibetan language
མ་ཧཱད།mahé60.29
མ་ཧད།mahé32.35
མ་ཧད་mahé2.94
མ་ཧཱཏ།mahata1.47
མོད་ཧད།möhé1.47
མོ་ཧཏ།mohata1.47
Mahat in the Bengali language
মহৎmahat50
মহাতmahata50
Mahat in the Arabic language
مُهاتmuhat-
مهاةmhat-
مهاتmhat-

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