Mahatar Surname
Approximately 17,043 people bear this surname
Mahatar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 15,382 | 1:1,852 | 273 |
| India | 1,661 | 1:461,809 | 23,713 |
Mahatar (1,061) may also be a first name.
Mahatar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahatar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahatar (Hindi: महतर, Marathi: महातर, Oriya: ମହାତର) is most common in Nepal. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahatar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,335th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 427,598 people. Mahatar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahatar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 245,703rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 1,061 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nepal, where it is held by 15,382 people, or 1 in 1,852. In Nepal Mahatar is most prevalent in: Bheri, where 31 percent are found, Karnali, where 26 percent are found and Rapti, where 24 percent are found. Other than Nepal this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahatar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatar in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହାତର | mahatara | - |
| Mahatar in the Hindi language | ||
| महतर | mahatara | 61.29 |
| महतार | mahatara | 16.13 |
| महतर्ा | mahatara | 3.23 |
| महातरा | mahatara | 3.23 |
| महाटर | mahatara | 3.23 |
| माहातारा | mahatara | 3.23 |
| महतारा | mahatara | 3.23 |
| माहतर | mahatara | 3.23 |
| महातर् | mahatar | 3.23 |
| Mahatar in the Marathi language | ||
| महातर | mahatara | 57.14 |
| महतर | mahatara | 28.57 |
| हातर | hatara | 7.14 |
| महतार | mahatara | 3.57 |
| महतरावण | mahataravana | 3.57 |
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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 Mahatar
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