Maheja Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Maheja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maheja (119) may also be a first name.
Maheja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maheja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maheja (Bengali: মাহেজা, Hindi: महेजा, Marathi: महेजा) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maheja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Maheja are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 856,040th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 119 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 9 percent are found and Bihar, where 2 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maheja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maheja in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহেজা | maheja | 92.31 |
| মহেজা | maheja | 7.69 |
| Maheja in the Marathi language | ||
| महेजा | maheja | 64.52 |
| माहेजा | maheja | 35.48 |
| Maheja in the Hindi language | ||
| महेजा | maheja | 50 |
| माहेजा | maheja | 50 |
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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 Maheja
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