Mahtaj Surname
Approximately 1,969 people bear this surname
Mahtaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,030 | 1:74,546 | 7,727 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Pakistan | 346 | 1:516,312 | 8,790 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Mahtaj (4,136) may also be a first name.
Mahtaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahtaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahtaj (Hindi: महताज) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mahtaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahtaj? popularity and diffusion
Mahtaj is the 209,791st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,701,141 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Mahtaj live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 108,106th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,136 people.
The surname Mahtaj is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,030 people, or 1 in 74,546. In Iran Mahtaj is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 55 percent live, Yazd Province, where 9 percent live and Tehran Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 29 percent live and Pakistan, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahtaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahtaj in the Hindi language | ||
| महताज | mahataja | 90.63 |
| माहताज | mahataja | 6.25 |
| महजाब | mahajaba | 3.13 |
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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 Mahtaj
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