Mahindan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Mahindan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahindan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India71:109,580,769786,157
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mahindan (48) may also be a first name.

Mahindan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahindan is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mahindan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahindan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Mahindan live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mahindan is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 48 people.

The last name Mahindan is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,647,673. In Iran Mahindan is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 72 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 28 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahindang946/
Mahendan888/
Mohindan881/
Mahindoun8280/
Mahindong8254/
Mohindane821/
Mahendane821/
Mahayindam782/
Mohendan751/
Mehindon750/
Maetindon714/
Mohendane712/
Maendon671/
Moendane6326/
Mohemdan633/
Mhaendam631/
Mohemdane5921/

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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 Mahindan
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