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Where Does The Last Name Mehta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mehta (Arabic: مهتا, Bengali: মেহেতা, Georgian: მეჰტა, Hindi: मेहता, Marathi: मेहता, Oriya: େମହତା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Mehtà or Méhtá. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mehta.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,352^nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,190 people. Mehta is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Mehta reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mehta is also the 97,090^th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 4,927 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 332,746 people, or 1 in 2,305. In India Mehta is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 20 percent are found and Bihar, where 17 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 127 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Mehta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mehta surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mehta surname are 1.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mehta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.97% more than the national average, earning 498,257 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.45% more than the national average, earning R 376,536 per year; in United States they earn 37.34% more than the national average, earning $59,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $59,983 CAD per year.