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
The last name Mahatar (Hindi: महतर, Marathi: महातर, Oriya: ମହାତର) occurs most in Nepal. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahatar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,335th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 427,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahatar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 245,703rd most numerous given name in the world It is held by 1,061 people.
The last name Mahatar is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 15,382 people, or 1 in 1,852. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Bheri, where 31 percent live, Karnali, where 26 percent live and Rapti, where 24 percent live. Beside Nepal this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live.
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
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- 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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