Mahtu Surname
Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname
Mahtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,037 | 1:739,697 | 33,824 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mahtu (409) may also be a first name.
Mahtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahtu (Hindi: महतु, Marathi: महतु) occurs most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahtu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 351,339th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name Mahtu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahtu are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 426,190th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 409 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1,037 people, or 1 in 739,697. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 81 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside and Bihar, where 5 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahtu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahtu in the Marathi language | ||
| महतु | mahatu | 73.55 |
| माहतु | mahatu | 13.22 |
| हतु | hatu | 5.79 |
| महेता | maheta | 1.65 |
| महतू | mahatu | 1.65 |
| लहू | lahu | 1.65 |
| हातु | hatu | 0.83 |
| हतू | hatu | 0.83 |
| मथू | mathu | 0.83 |
| Mahtu in the Hindi language | ||
| महतु | mahatu | 53.33 |
| मेहतू | mehatu | 40 |
| महतो | mahato | 6.67 |
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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 Mahtu
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