Mahen Surname
Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname
Mahen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| Japan | 491 | 1:260,375 | 10,359 |
| India | 241 | 1:3,182,844 | 93,477 |
| Pakistan | 200 | 1:893,219 | 12,174 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 237 | 1:211,893 | 18,185 |
Mahen (22,126) may also be a first name.
Mahen Demographics
Average Mahen Salary in
United States
$48,198 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahen (Bengali: মহেন, Hindi: महेन्द्र, Marathi: माहेन, Oriya: ମେହନ) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 184,710th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,174,018 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Mahen live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mahen is also the 35,059th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 22,126 people.
This surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Barring Sri Lanka Mahen exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 21 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
Mahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mahen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahen last name fell 47 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mahen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mahen last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mahen surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mahen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $45,815 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahen in the Bengali language | ||
| মহেন | mahena | - |
| Mahen in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେହନ | mehana | - |
| Mahen in the Hindi language | ||
| महेन्द्र | mahendra | 89.44 |
| माहेन | mahena | 3.78 |
| महेन | mahena | 1.68 |
| महेन् | mahen | 1.02 |
| महें | mahem | 0.18 |
| माहें | mahem | 0.12 |
| महन | mahana | 0.06 |
| महेश | mahesa | 0.06 |
| महेण | mahena | 0.06 |
| Mahen in the Marathi language | ||
| माहेन | mahena | 56.05 |
| महेन | mahena | 23.32 |
| मह | maha | 12.56 |
| माहेण | mahena | 2.69 |
| महेण | mahena | 1.79 |
| माने | mane | 0.45 |
| मेहेन | mehena | 0.45 |
| महन | mahana | 0.45 |
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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 Mahen
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