Mahesan Surname

216,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,900 people bear this surname

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

Mahesan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahesan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Canada851:433,47837,831
England721:773,86242,299
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Norway91:571,36544,190
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mahesan (1,588) may also be a first name.

Mahesan Last Name Facts

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

Mahesan (Hindi: महेसन, Marathi: महेसन, Oriya: ମେହସନ) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahesan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,082nd most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,835,550 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Mahesan are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mahesan is also the 194,032nd most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 1,588 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Not including Sri Lanka this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Mahesan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahesan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning 245,914 kr per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $48,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahesan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahesan in the Oriya language
ମେହସନmehasana-
Mahesan in the Hindi language
महेसनmahesana96.43
माहेसनmahesana3.57
Mahesan in the Marathi language
महेसनmahesana77.27
हमहेसनhamahesana9.09
महेशनmahesana6.82
महेसनाकmahesanaka2.27
मेेहसनmeehasana2.27
महेसानmahesana2.27

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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
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  • 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 Mahesan
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