Mehan Surname
Approximately 4,934 people bear this surname
Mehan Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Miadhachan (diminutive of miadhach, honorable).
Mehan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,618 | 1:474,082 | 24,201 |
| United States | 1,282 | 1:282,729 | 26,321 |
| Iran | 720 | 1:106,642 | 10,273 |
| Iraq | 246 | 1:142,364 | 3,763 |
| England | 232 | 1:240,164 | 19,707 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| Pakistan | 138 | 1:1,294,521 | 15,016 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Turkey | 110 | 1:707,467 | 36,087 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 58 | 1:76,377 | 5,461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,590 | 1:31,584 | 3,804 |
Mehan (4,572) may also be a first name.
Mehan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Grandson of Miadhachan (diminutive of miadhach, honorable).
Mehan Demographics
Mehan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Mehan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mehan (Hindi: मेहन, Marathi: मेहन, Oriya: େମାହନ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mehan.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,394th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,477,006 people. Mehan occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Mehan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 101,596th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 4,572 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,618 people, or 1 in 474,082. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 37 percent live, Delhi, where 18 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Barring India it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Iran, where 15 percent live.
Mehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mehan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 19 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 53 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mehan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mehan last name are 22.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.35% being registered with the party.
The amount Mehan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning 447,920 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning R 265,032 per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,510 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mehan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mehan in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାହନ | emahana | 75 |
| େମହନ | emahana | 21.88 |
| Mehan in the Hindi language | ||
| मेहन | mehana | 50.37 |
| मोेहन | moehana | 15.07 |
| मोहन | mohana | 13.6 |
| मेहान | mehana | 6.99 |
| माेहन | maehana | 4.41 |
| मेाहन | meahana | 4.04 |
| मेहं | meham | 0.74 |
| मॆहन | mehana | 0.74 |
| मेहणा | mehana | 0.37 |
| मेहां | meham | 0.37 |
| मेह्ान | mehana | 0.37 |
| Mehan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेहन | mehana | 28.83 |
| माेहन | maehana | 26.58 |
| मोेहन | moehana | 25.23 |
| मेहान | mehana | 9.46 |
| माॆहन | maehana | 2.7 |
| मेहण | mehana | 1.8 |
| मेनन | menana | 0.9 |
| हाण | hana | 0.45 |
| धान | dhana | 0.45 |
| मोहन | mohana | 0.45 |
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