Mahjar Surname
Approximately 592 people bear this surname
Mahjar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| Yemen | 199 | 1:132,790 | 6,995 |
| Iran | 100 | 1:767,825 | 39,004 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahjar (188) may also be a first name.
Mahjar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahjar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahjar (Hindi: महजार, Marathi: महजर) occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahjar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahjar is the 542,091st most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahjar live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Levant. Mahjar is also the 663,277th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 188 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 145,318. Not including Iraq this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 34 percent live and Iran, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahjar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahjar in the Hindi language | ||
| महजार | mahajara | 50 |
| महजर | mahajara | 50 |
| Mahjar in the Marathi language | ||
| महजर | mahajara | 33.33 |
| मजहर | majahara | 33.33 |
| मंजूर | manjura | 33.33 |
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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 Mahjar
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