Mehand Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mehand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1431:326,93719,176
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Mehand (637) may also be a first name.

Mehand Last Name Facts

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

Mehand (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻨﺾ, Hindi: मेहन्द) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mehand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehand? popularity and diffusion

Mehand is the 1,328,442nd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Mehand occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mehand live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Hispano-North Africa. Mehand is also the 329,714th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 637 people.

It is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 326,937. In Spain Mehand is primarily found in: Melilla, where 52 percent reside, Ceuta, where 32 percent reside and Catalonia, where 10 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 9 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Mehand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mehand has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meehand921/
Meand911/
Myhand83611/
Mihand8318/
Mehant839/
Mehend833/
Mhaind831/
Meeand831/
Meyand831/
Meands830/
Mehandova806/
Mayhand77294/
Mehangy774/
Miahand773/
Mehante773/
Moihand771/
Mehanth771/
Mahaind771/
Maind736,130/
Maund732,417/
Meant73396/
Miand7353/
Myand7343/
Meend7315/
Muend7311/
Maend739/
Meind737/
Meond731/
Meund731/
Mahajand711/
Meante67194/
Mayond67164/
Meyant67118/
Majond6796/
Mayand6790/
Maindh6781/
Meyndt6781/
Mainds6765/
Meinds6737/
Mainnd6734/
Moendt6710/
Mehent679/
Majand679/
Meindt674/
Maiind674/
Majind674/
Moyand673/
Maaind672/
Mahund672/
Mayend672/
Mojand672/
Mmaind672/
Maiand672/
Majhnd671/
Meanth671/
Mayndt671/
Moiand671/
Mouhnd671/
Mowend671/
Mawend671/
Maindt670/
Mijand670/
Meantz670/
Mouend670/
Maunds670/

Mehand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehand in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻨﺾmhnd-
Mehand in the Hindi language
मेहन्दmehanda92.86
मेहंदmehanda7.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mehand
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