Mahayan Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Mahayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Mahayan (147) may also be a first name.
Mahayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahayan (Hindi: महयान, Marathi: महायान) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Mahayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahayan are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mahayan is also the 760,591st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 147 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 72 percent are found, Delhi, where 12 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 37 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahayan in the Hindi language | ||
| महयान | mahayana | 68.09 |
| महयन | mahayana | 21.28 |
| महायान | mahayana | 6.38 |
| महायन | mahayana | 4.26 |
| Mahayan in the Marathi language | ||
| महायान | mahayana | 52.38 |
| महयान | mahayana | 47.62 |
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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 Mahayan
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