View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Mehta (Arabic: مهتا, Bengali: মেহেতা, Georgian: მეჰტა, Hindi: मेहता, Marathi: मेहता, Oriya: େମହତା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Mehtà or Méhtá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 1,352^nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,190 people. This last name is mostly 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 occurring first name in the world, held by 4,927 people.

The surname Mehta is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 332,746 people, or 1 in 2,305. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 20 percent reside and Bihar, where 17 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 127 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Mehta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mehta last name are 1.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.66% 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.