Mahto Surname
Approximately 2,175,136 people bear this surname
Mahto Surname User-submission:
The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border.
Read More About This SurnameMahto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,174,470 | 1:353 | 34 |
| Qatar | 178 | 1:13,247 | 1,453 |
| United Arab Emirates | 164 | 1:55,868 | 5,445 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Nepal | 57 | 1:499,666 | 4,398 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Mahto (551) may also be a first name.
Mahto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border. The Moriya clan, called Maurya Chandragupta; Maurya's mother's name was Mura. Mura belongs to the Moriya clan; perhaps she was queen (chief) of the Moriya clan. Her place where she lived, Peacock (in Hindi: Mor) like structure was called Moriya. After the death of Chandragupta Maurya's father, she migrated with his family to Pataliputra, India, where Chandragupta meet Chankya, his teacher.
All belong to at the present time to the Koiri subcaste. In some regions this is called Verma, Kushwaha, Saini, Maurya or Shakya. This is mainly in Uttar Pradesh, India. In Uttar Pradesh, a city, like in Varanasi - this is called Maurya; a city, like Ghazipur - this is called Kushwaha; a city like Mau and Ballia - this is called Verma; and in Western Uttar Pradesh - this is called Shakya and Saini. In Hariyana state, this is called Shaini. In Bihar, this is called Mahto, Kushwaha and Kachhi and in the country Nepal, this is called Shakya. This is distributed in India statewise: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Hariyana, Maharashtra and all over India and Nepal.
- ad_km.maMahato and Mahto surname used by same group of people in India. In India most of the people of this surname are coming from Bihar, Jharkhand, west Bengal, Odhisa.
- deonarayanMahto Demographics
Average Male Mahto Height
171.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mahto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahto (Bengali: মাহাতো, Hindi: महतो, Marathi: महतो, Oriya: ମହେତା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 246th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,350 people. The surname Mahto occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahto live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 358,643rd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 551 people.
This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 2,174,470 people, or 1 in 353. In India Mahto is mostly concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 54 percent are found, Bihar, where 45 percent are found and Delhi, where 1 percent are found. Barring India Mahto is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Mahto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mahto surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
Mahto earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,888 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahto in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহাতো | mahato | - |
| Mahto in the Hindi language | ||
| महतो | mahato | 96.61 |
| माहतो | mahato | 1.78 |
| मह्तो | mahto | 0.89 |
| मेहतो | mehato | 0.08 |
| महेतो | maheto | 0.08 |
| महता | mahata | 0.08 |
| माहातो | mahato | 0.08 |
| महातो | mahato | 0.08 |
| Mahto in the Marathi language | ||
| महतो | mahato | 84.43 |
| माहतो | mahato | 8.8 |
| माहातो | mahato | 4.04 |
| महातो | mahato | 0.57 |
| मह | maha | 0.29 |
| महत | mahata | 0.29 |
| मेहतो | mehato | 0.11 |
| हतो | hato | 0.11 |
| महोतो | mahoto | 0.11 |
| महोत | mahota | 0.11 |
| महता | mahata | 0.07 |
| माहटो | mahato | 0.07 |
| मानतो | manato | 0.04 |
| महोटो | mahoto | 0.04 |
| हातो | hato | 0.04 |
| माथो | matho | 0.04 |
| माहो | maho | 0.04 |
| महे | mahe | 0.04 |
| माहतु | mahatu | 0.04 |
| हाटॉ | hato | 0.04 |
| मातो | mato | 0.04 |
| माहातु | mahatu | 0.04 |
| महटो | mahato | 0.04 |
| वतो | vato | 0.04 |
| महते | mahate | 0.04 |
| Mahto in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହେତା | maheta | 20.9 |
| ମାହେତା | maheta | 20.9 |
| ମାହାେତା | mahaeta | 19.4 |
| ମାହାତ | mahata | 10.45 |
| ମାେହାତ | maehata | 5.97 |
| ମାହତ | mahata | 4.48 |
| ମହାତ | mahata | 4.48 |
| ମହା | maha | 4.48 |
| ମହତ | mahata | 2.99 |
| ମହାେତା | mahaeta | 2.99 |
| ମାହ୍େତା | maheta | 1.49 |
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