Maheshan Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Maheshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| India | 138 | 1:5,558,445 | 134,139 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Maheshan (646) may also be a first name.
Maheshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maheshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maheshan (Hindi: महेशं, Marathi: महेशन, Oriya: ମେହଶନ) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maheshan? popularity and diffusion
Maheshan is the 609,110th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Maheshan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 327,050th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 646 people.
Maheshan is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahesan | 93 | 1,900 | / |
| Mahetshane | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mahesane | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mahishan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maahesan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahishane | 82 | 4 | / |
| Maheson | 80 | 50 | / |
| Mehesan | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mahisan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mahesen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maesane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mohesan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maesang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahisane | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mahisham | 75 | 4 | / |
| Majhisan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mhaesane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mahissan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meheisan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mohishan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mauhisan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahisaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maesen | 71 | 1,955 | / |
| Moesan | 71 | 87 | / |
| Maeson | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maayesian | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mahitsane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mahessoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohetsane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maessen | 67 | 3,080 | / |
| Mehesen | 67 | 928 | / |
| Mohesen | 67 | 221 | / |
| Mohisan | 67 | 156 | / |
| Muiesan | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mohitshane | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mahison | 67 | 89 | / |
| Moesant | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mauisan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moechan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maehsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moessan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehisan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maesoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maedsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maetson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohitshang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maesson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maecham | 67 | 0 | / |
Maheshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maheshan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେହଶନ | mehasana | - |
| Maheshan in the Marathi language | ||
| महेशन | mahesana | 93.44 |
| महेशं | mahesam | 2.73 |
| महेशान | mahesana | 2.19 |
| महेश | mahesa | 1.09 |
| महेषं | mahesam | 0.55 |
| Maheshan in the Hindi language | ||
| महेशं | mahesam | 88.17 |
| महेशन | mahesana | 6.45 |
| महेशां | mahesam | 2.15 |
| माहेशान | mahesana | 2.15 |
| महेशान | mahesana | 1.08 |
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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
- 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 Maheshan
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