Mahetar Surname

215,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mahetar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahetar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8311:418,93221,981
England691:807,50843,459
Panama51:782,45211,059
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Mahetar (1,514) may also be a first name.

Mahetar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahetar (Hindi: महेतर, Marathi: महेतर, Oriya: ମେହତର) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahetar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,535th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,823,476 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Mahetar are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mahetar is also the 199,628th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 1,514 people.

Mahetar is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,831 people, or 1 in 418,932. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 87 percent are found, Bihar, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Panama, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahettar93195/
Mahetair9323/
Mahetasr931/
Mahestar931/
Mehetar86531/
Mahetor863/
Mohetar861/
Maethar861/
Maetaur861/
Maetare861/
Mehettar8045/
Mahitare804/
Mehethar803/
Mohethar803/
Maesstar800/
Moestar71174/
Mohitar7128/
Moechtar67293/
Mohitare6712/
Moeschtar631/
Meutor625/
Mouitar579/

Mahetar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahetar in the Hindi language
महेतरmahetara-
Mahetar in the Marathi language
महेतरmahetara87.39
हेतरhetara5.04
मेहतरmehatara3.36
मेहेतरmehetara2.52
Mahetar in the Oriya language
ମେହତରmehatara80
ମେହରmehara6.67
ମେହତରତାୀmehataratai6.67
ମେହତରତାିmehataratai6.67

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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 Mahetar
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