Majahan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Majahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Majahan (61) may also be a first name.
Majahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Majahan (Hindi: माजहां, Marathi: महाजन) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Majahan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Majahan live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 61 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 36 percent live, West Bengal, where 27 percent live and Delhi, where 18 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 7 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Majahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Majahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Majahan last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majahan in the Marathi language | ||
| महाजन | mahajana | 85.71 |
| मजहन | majahana | 14.29 |
| Majahan in the Hindi language | ||
| माजहां | majaham | 40 |
| मजहां | majaham | 20 |
| मजहन | majahana | 20 |
| माजहाँ | majaham | 20 |
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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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- 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 Majahan
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