Malhotra Surname

5,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Malhotra Surname User-submission:

Malhotra is a surname of Khatri origin, the surname belonging to Dhai-Ghar subcaste in India. It is modified from Mehrotra, which is itself an extended form of Mehra. The definition of the surname Malhotra derives from mihra, which means 'sun', 'chief' or 'master'.

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Malhotra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India83,2251:9,217765
United States5,0201:72,2038,350
England1,9781:28,1693,815
United Arab Emirates1,9721:4,646588
Canada1,4491:25,4283,421
Australia8171:33,0424,367
Kuwait5881:6,464890
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Oman5201:7,0921,002
Thailand3681:191,95231,671
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Singapore3081:17,882742
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
New Zealand2041:22,1983,889
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Malaysia1261:234,08113,392
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Austria391:218,34426,757
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France191:3,495,933219,029
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
China121:113,943,4645,994
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Norway111:467,48139,375
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Wales111:281,32115,850
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Macau91:66,848400
Finland81:687,08836,047
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Malhotra (1,559) may also be a first name.

Malhotra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Malhotra is a surname of Khatri origin, the surname belonging to Dhai-Ghar subcaste in India. It is modified from Mehrotra, which is itself an extended form of Mehra. The definition of the surname Malhotra derives from mihra, which means 'sun', 'chief' or 'master'.

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Malhotra Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malhotra Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Malhotra (Hindi: मल्होत्रा, Marathi: मलहो, Oriya: ମାଲେହାତା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malhotra? popularity and diffusion

Malhotra is the 5,689th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 73,328 people. The surname Malhotra occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Malhotra are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 196,209th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 1,559 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 83,225 people, or 1 in 9,217. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 42 percent live, Punjab, where 15 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 100 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Malhotra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Malhotra are 2.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.21% registered with the party.

The amount Malhotra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 117.21% more than the national average, earning 751,735 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 465.17% more than the national average, earning R 1,343,050 per year; in United States they earn 35% more than the national average, earning $58,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.42% more than the national average, earning $66,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malhothra9493/
Malhoutra9432/
Malhotraa9420/
Malhottra9418/
Malhotrah9416/
Malhotrra949/
Mhalhotra948/
Mallhotra948/
Malhoetra944/
Malhohtra943/
Malhhotra943/
Mailhotra941/
Maslhotra941/
Malhlotra941/
Malhoitra941/
Malhootra941/
Malotra93143/
Malhora9330/
Mahalhotra897/
Malgotra88160/
Malohtra88157/
Mahlotra88110/
Melhotra88107/
Malothra8865/
Malhatra8834/
Malotras8833/
Molhotra8820/
Malhotre888/
Malhoyra888/
Malhotri888/
Malhetra887/
Mallotra886/
Malhotro885/
Mhalotra883/
Malahtra881/
Malotraa881/
Maloutra881/
Malora86321/
Malhautra82313/
Mahalotra8279/
Malgotrah8230/
Malhoreau8226/
Malhaatra8212/
Malahatra823/
Mahllotra822/
Malhaetra822/
Mathlotra821/
Malhotrri821/
Molhothra821/
Mollhotra821/
Malatra8042/
Malhara8032/
Mallora8012/
Mailora8010/
Maloura809/
Maloray804/
Maliora804/
Malgora803/
Maloraj802/
Malohra802/
Malotre802/
Malahra802/
Maloora801/
Malotro801/
Molotra801/
Maloras801/
Maloira801/
Malorga801/
Malatray75529/
Mallorga75446/
Malatras7594/
Malatrat7575/
Malliora7548/
Malioras7527/
Mehlotra7515/
Maloreau7513/
Matlhara758/
Malostri757/
Malostro755/
Malloura755/
Malloraj753/
Mallorea753/
Mailhara752/
Malahara752/
Maylorga751/
Malohtro751/
Molothra751/
Malloroa751/
Malloray750/
Malara715,947/
Malatrait71245/
Maliastra71153/
Mallioras71144/
Molora71109/
Maloro7168/
Mallatrat717/
Mailatrai714/
Mallouras712/
Mahalatra711/
Mallautra711/
Maulharot711/
Malaharaj711/
Malathras711/
Malatratt710/
Malatri672,768/
Malarat672,255/
Malaras67914/
Molgora67823/
Malorod67383/
Molhara67227/
Malarot67197/
Malorzo67166/
Mallatratt67155/
Mailara67136/
Malorey67118/
Malhouroux6792/
Malatre6782/
Malgara6744/
Malarai6743/
Mahlara6742/
Malaray6741/
Mallatrait6739/
Maliara6734/
Malaraz6720/
Malaraj6718/
Mallara6717/
Malarah6717/
Maslara6710/
Malarau679/
Malatré679/
Meylora677/
Masloro677/
Malarap676/
Mólgora675/
Mahalautra674/
Malarad674/
Malarza674/
Maylara673/
Mahloro672/
Malgoro672/
Mollora672/
Malyara671/
Matlara671/
Malasra671/
Malarga671/
Maloros671/
Molatra671/
Motlora671/
Maloroy670/
Mallatrapp670/
Malarra670/

Malhotra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malhotra in the Marathi language
मलहोmalaho96.9
मोतीरामmotirama1.33
महनोतराmahanotara0.44
मलेहाञाmalehana0.44
मलहोञाmalahona0.44
Malhotra in the Hindi language
मल्होत्राmal'hotra87.14
मल्होत्रmal'hotra4.53
मलहोत्राmalahotra4.49
मल्हौत्राmal'hautra1.23
मल्हो़त्राmal'hotra0.26
महरोत्राmaharotra0.15
मल्होतराmal'hotara0.14
मल्हो्त्राmal'hotra0.09
मल्होञाmal'hona0.09
मल्होत्र्ाmal'hotra0.08
मलहोतराmalahotara0.08
मलहौत्राmalahautra0.07
मेहरोत्राmeharotra0.05
मल्हो़त्रmal'hotra0.04
माल्होत्राmal'hotra0.04
कुमारkumara0.04
मलहोत्रmalahotra0.04
मलहोञाmalahona0.03
मल्हॊत्राmal'hotra0.03
मल्रोत्राmalrotra0.01
मलोहोत्राmalohotra0.01
मल्हो़़़़़़त्रmal'hotra0.01
मलोहत्राmalohatra0.01
मल्होत्रााmal'hotraa0.01
मल्हौलाmal'haula0.01
मल्हो़़़त्रmal'hotra0.01
मन्होत्राmanhotra0.01
मल्ह़ोत्राmal'haotra0.01
मेल्होत्राmel'hotra0.01
मल्हौञाmal'hauna0.01
Malhotra in the Oriya language
ମାଲେହାତାmalehata83.33
ମଲେହାତାmalehata16.67

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