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) is found most frequently in Iran. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahtaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 209,791st most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,701,141 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Mahtaj live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mahtaj is also the 108,106th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 4,136 people.
Mahtaj is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 1,030 people, or 1 in 74,546. In Iran Mahtaj is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 55 percent are found, Yazd Province, where 9 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Iran Mahtaj is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 29 percent are found and Pakistan, where 18 percent are found.
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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