Mahendran Surname

64,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Mahendran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahendran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,3121:4,826696
India1,1861:646,76730,564
Malaysia4701:62,7544,677
England4121:135,23813,274
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Canada2481:148,57115,198
Singapore1631:33,7901,252
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Norway241:214,26224,079
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
Oman61:614,6626,082
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Mahendran (13,889) may also be a first name.

Mahendran Last Name Facts

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

Mahendran (Hindi: महेन्द्रं, Marathi: महेन्) is found most in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mahendran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahendran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,688th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 942,761 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Mahendran live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mahendran is also the 48,893rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 13,889 people.

The last name Mahendran is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4,312 people, or 1 in 4,826. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Mahendran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mahendran last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mahendran earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.31% less than the national average, earning 289,631 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahendhran957/
Mahgendran952/
Maheandran951/
Maheindran951/
Mahendraan951/
Maahendran951/
Mahindran89190/
Mehendran899/
Mohendran898/
Mahindrain844/
Mahendhram841/
Mohindran783/

Mahendran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahendran in the Marathi language
महेन्mahen93.75
महॆन्mahen2.08
महन्mahan2.08
महेन्ानेmahenane2.08
Mahendran in the Hindi language
महेन्द्रंmahendram85.42
महेन्द्रनmahendrana8.33
महेंद्रंmahendram2.08
महेंद्रmahendra2.08
महेन्द्रmahendra2.08

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahendran
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