Mehra Surname
Approximately 75,496 people bear this surname
Mehra Surname User-submission:
The Mehra surname comes from the word mihir, meaning 'sun' or 'master', with later modifications including Mehlotra, Malhotra and Mehrotra. It originates in the central Himalayas region, especially in the Uttarakhand Himanchal Pradesh and some Nepal regions.
Read More About This SurnameMehra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 66,471 | 1:11,540 | 947 |
| United States | 2,302 | 1:157,454 | 16,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,544 | 1:5,934 | 753 |
| England | 962 | 1:57,919 | 6,962 |
| Canada | 571 | 1:64,528 | 7,524 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Bahrain | 411 | 1:3,281 | 540 |
| Kuwait | 318 | 1:11,952 | 1,632 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Australia | 267 | 1:101,107 | 11,415 |
| Thailand | 226 | 1:312,559 | 53,834 |
| Pakistan | 207 | 1:863,014 | 11,920 |
| Germany | 183 | 1:439,921 | 39,335 |
| Singapore | 171 | 1:32,209 | 1,193 |
| Qatar | 159 | 1:14,830 | 1,610 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Iran | 93 | 1:825,619 | 40,849 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Oman | 8 | 1:460,996 | 5,668 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
Mehra (3,286) may also be a first name.
Mehra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mehra surname comes from the word mihir, meaning 'sun' or 'master', with later modifications including Mehlotra, Malhotra and Mehrotra. It originates in the central Himalayas region, especially in the Uttarakhand Himanchal Pradesh and some Nepal regions. They consider themselves to be Kshatriya and come under the general category officially. Historically they have links with Nepal and Rajasthani empire. The highest density of Mehras is in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, especially in the Nainital and Almora districts.
- kevinjonas001Malhotra 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'.
- karunniyanMehra Demographics
Average Mehra Salary in
United States
$59,154 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mehra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mehra (Hindi: मेहरा, Marathi: मेहरा, Oriya: େମହରା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehra? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,518th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 96,529 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Mehra are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mehra is also the 124,836th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 3,286 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 66,471 people, or 1 in 11,540. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Delhi, where 28 percent reside, Punjab, where 20 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 12 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
Mehra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mehra surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Mehra earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 37.09% more than the national average, earning $59,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.93% more than the national average, earning $67,039 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mehra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mehra in the Marathi language | ||
| मेहरा | mehara | 99.08 |
| मेहेरा | mehera | 0.41 |
| मेहता | mehata | 0.1 |
| मेहारा | mehara | 0.05 |
| ेहल | ehala | 0.03 |
| मेहर | mehara | 0.03 |
| मेहीर | mehira | 0.03 |
| मेहत | mehata | 0.01 |
| Mehra in the Hindi language | ||
| मेहरा | mehara | 95.83 |
| महरा | mahara | 1.49 |
| महेरा | mahera | 0.22 |
| मेहर | mehara | 0.06 |
| माहरा | mahara | 0.02 |
| मेहरा़ | mehara | 0.02 |
| महारा | mahara | 0.02 |
| मेह्रा | mehra | 0.02 |
| मेहश | mehasa | 0.02 |
| Mehra in the Oriya language | ||
| େମହରା | emahara | 60 |
| େମେହ୍ର | emehra | 20 |
| େମେହରା | emehara | 10 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 10 |
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