Mahatma Surname

240,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Mahatma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahatma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2011:638,68930,294
Indonesia2791:474,01139,120
England721:773,86242,299
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France21:33,211,361423,184
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Mahatma (5,379) may also be a first name.

Mahatma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahatma (Bengali: মহাত্মা, Hindi: महात्मा, Marathi: महात्मा, Oriya: ମହାତା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahatma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahatma is the 240,172nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,374,277 people. The last name Mahatma is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Mahatma reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mahatma is also the 91,841st most numerous first name globally, held by 5,379 people.

The last name Mahatma is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,201 people, or 1 in 638,689. In India Mahatma is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 41 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 14 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Mahatma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mahatma are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Mahatma earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahathma9343/
Mahatmay934/
Mahatmat934/
Mahtma925/
Mhatma923/
Mahatmo8620/
Mahtmad861/
Matma8386/
Matmat77743/
Matmai77348/
Matmas7714/
Matmad778/
Mathma772/
Maitema712/
Matmo6732/
Metma6720/
Motma673/
Maitemma671/
Mathmath670/
Motmai6232/
Matmey6223/
Matmoh623/
Meitma621/
Motmad621/
Matmous571/
Mostmat571/
Matmoush534/
Mathmoud532/
Metmo501/

Mahatma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahatma in the Bengali language
মহাত্মাmahatma-
Mahatma in the Marathi language
महात्माmahatma93.74
माहात्माmahatma2.15
महात्मmahatma1.37
माहत्माmahatma0.78
महत्माmahatma0.59
महंतmahanta0.39
महािडकmahaidaka0.2
महागयmahagaya0.2
महारयाmaharaya0.2
Mahatma in the Hindi language
महात्माmahatma92.08
महातमाmahatama3.32
महत्माmahatma1.93
माहात्माmahatma1.61
महतमाmahatama0.43
महात्मmahatma0.21
माहत्माmahatma0.11
महातमmahatama0.11
Mahatma in the Oriya language
ମହାତାmahata87.91
ମାହାତାmahata8.79
ମହାତାତାିmahatatai1.1
ମହତାmahata1.1

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Footnotes

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