Mohant Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mohant Surname Definition:

For Monhaut, or Montait: a name assumed by Robert, Dapifer of Chester, “from the chief place of his residence, which was at a little Hill in Flintshire, then called Montait, whereon he built a Castle.”—Dugdale. See La Mare.

Mohant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5071:1,512,94956,770
Cambodia101:1,548,7156,449
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Mohant (181) may also be a first name.

Mohant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Monhaut, or Montait: a name assumed by Robert, Dapifer of Chester, “from the chief place of his residence, which was at a little Hill in Flintshire, then called Montait, whereon he built a Castle.”—Dugdale. See La Mare.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Mohant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohant (Bengali: মোহন্ত, Hindi: मोहन्त, Marathi: मोहंत, Oriya: ମହା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohant? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 598,302nd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mohant live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mohant is also the 677,199th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 181 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 1,512,949. In India Mohant is primarily found in: Tripura, where 35 percent live, Odisha, where 24 percent live and West Bengal, where 10 percent live. Other than India Mohant exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 2 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohanth9219/
Mohantt923/
Mohand835,665/
Mohont833/
Moante832/
Moants830/
Mouant830/
Mohannd777/
Mohandd773/
Mohhand772/
M'Ohand771/
Mohonte771/
Mohaind771/
Maont733/
Moand731/
Mohained711/
Mohond6732/
Maonte6716/
Mooand673/
Mouand671/
Mahont670/
Moiyand6252/
Mahaund6211/
Mauhand622/
Moatemd621/
Moohamd621/
Moheamd621/
Mahount621/
Maehand621/
Maontova571/
Maond5521/
Moamd551/
Mahond5024/

Mohant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mohant in the Bengali language
মোহন্তmohanta93.66
মোহান্তmohanta6.34
Mohant in the Hindi language
मोहन्तmohanta84.62
मोहान्तmohanta7.69
मोहंतmohanta7.69
Mohant in the Marathi language
मोहंतmohanta83.33
मोहान्तmohanta11.11
मोहmoha5.56
Mohant in the Oriya language
ମହାmaha72.09
ମହାିmahai20.93
ମଘନmaghana1.16
ଭାରତୀbharati1.16
େମାହନemahana1.16

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