Melhotra Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Melhotra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melhotra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1011:7,594,707163,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Melhotra Last Name Facts

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

Melhotra (Hindi: मेल्होत्रा) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melhotra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Melhotra reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 7,594,707. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 56 percent reside, Delhi, where 14 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account India Melhotra occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melhotra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melhotra in the Hindi language
मेल्होत्राmel'hotra81.4
मेलहोत्राmelahotra6.98
मेल्होत्रmel'hotra6.98
मल्होत्राmal'hotra2.33
मेल्हो़त्राmel'hotra2.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melhotra
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