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
The last name Mahjar (Hindi: महजार, Marathi: महजर) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahjar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahjar is the 542,091st most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. The last name Mahjar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahjar reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 663,277th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 188 people.
This last name is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 145,318. Other than Iraq it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 34 percent are found and Iran, where 17 percent are found.
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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