Mahatan Surname
Approximately 1,752 people bear this surname
Mahatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,590 | 1:482,431 | 24,503 |
| Niger | 153 | 1:125,438 | 4,841 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mahatan (313) may also be a first name.
Mahatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahatan (Hindi: महतान, Marathi: महतं, Oriya: ମାହାତାଂ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahatan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,851st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,159,558 people. The last name Mahatan occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Mahatan reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 496,565th most numerous forename internationally, held by 313 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,590 people, or 1 in 482,431. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 94 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and West Bengal, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahatan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatan in the Hindi language | ||
| महतान | mahatana | 60.61 |
| महातन | mahatana | 27.27 |
| महतं | mahatam | 3.03 |
| महतां | mahatam | 3.03 |
| महतन | mahatana | 3.03 |
| माहातान | mahatana | 3.03 |
| Mahatan in the Marathi language | ||
| महतं | mahatam | 48 |
| महातन | mahatana | 36 |
| महतान | mahatana | 16 |
| Mahatan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାହାତାଂ | mahatam | 44.44 |
| ମହାତନ | mahatana | 27.78 |
| ମାହାତନ | mahatana | 11.11 |
| ମାହାତଂ | mahatam | 5.56 |
| ମାହାତାନ | mahatana | 5.56 |
| ମହାତଂ | mahatam | 5.56 |
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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 Mahatan
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