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 last name Mahatan (Hindi: महतान, Marathi: महतं, Oriya: ମାହାତାଂ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahatan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,851st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,159,558 people. The last name Mahatan occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Mahatan live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mahatan is also the 496,565th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 313 people.
Mahatan is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,590 people, or 1 in 482,431. In India Mahatan is most prevalent in: Jharkhand, where 94 percent are found, Gujarat, where 3 percent are found and West Bengal, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India Mahatan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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