Mahdan Surname
Approximately 816 people bear this surname
Mahdan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 598 | 1:221,152 | 20,655 |
| Iran | 152 | 1:505,148 | 29,867 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahdan (2,255) may also be a first name.
Mahdan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahdan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahdan (Arabic: مهدان, Marathi: मदन) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahdan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahdan is the 424,145th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mahdan are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 157,252nd most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 2,255 people.
The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 598 people, or 1 in 221,152. In Indonesia Mahdan is most frequent in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 40 percent reside, East Java, where 23 percent reside and West Java, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Mahdan is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahdan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdan in the Marathi language | ||
| मदन | madana | - |
| Mahdan in the Arabic language | ||
| مهدان | mhdan | - |
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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 Mahdan
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