Meherban Surname

148,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Meherban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meherban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2,6761:12,015777
Pakistan2221:804,70211,409
England361:1,547,72466,012
India311:24,744,045333,161
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Meherban (2,762) may also be a first name.

Meherban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meherban (Hindi: मेहरबान, Marathi: मेहेरबान, Oriya: େମେହରବାନ) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meherban? popularity and diffusion

Meherban is the 148,804th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,453,719 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Meherban are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Meherban is also the 139,001st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,762 people.

This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2,676 people, or 1 in 12,015. In Afghanistan Meherban is primarily found in: Helmand, where 14 percent are found, Kandahar, where 12 percent are found and Herat, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meherbaan949/
Mehaerban948/
Meharban88904/
Maherban8860/
Mehirban884/
Meharbaan8245/
Meharbhan822/
Maherbaan822/
Maherbahn821/
Mahirban759/
Miharban752/
Mierhban751/
Mierbein631/
Meijerbom5911/

Meherban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meherban in the Hindi language
मेहरबानmeharabana83.33
मेहरmehara5.56
मेहबानmehabana5.56
मेहेरबानmeherabana5.56
Meherban in the Marathi language
मेहेरबानmeherabana60
मेहरबानmeharabana33.33
मेहेरबानाहीमmeherabanahima3.33
मेहेरबनmeherabana3.33
Meherban in the Oriya language
େମେହରବାନemeharabana50
େମେହବର୍ାନemehabarana16.67
େମହରବାନemaharabana5.56
େମେହରବemeharaba5.56
େମରବାନemarabana5.56
େମେହବାନemehabana5.56
ମେହରବାନmeharabana5.56
େମେହଁରବାନemehamrabana5.56

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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 Meherban
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