Maherjan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Maherjan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maherjan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
England11:55,718,059489,080

Maherjan (317) may also be a first name.

Maherjan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maherjan (Bengali: মেহেরজান, Hindi: मेहरजान) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maherjan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maherjan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Maherjan is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Maherjan live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Maherjan is also the 493,198th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 317 people.

This surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 40 percent reside, Kapisa, where 20 percent reside and Khost, where 20 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 25 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meherjan88396/
Maheryan886/
Mahirjan881/
Mahirian7580/
Meherian754/
Meerjahan711/
Măerean672/
Moairian631/
Maeregion5949/
Mauairyan591/
Mohairian591/
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Maherjan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maherjan in the Bengali language
মেহেরজানmeherajana-
Maherjan in the Hindi language
मेहरजानmeharajana50
महेरजानmaherajana50

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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 Maherjan
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