Muhajan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Muhajan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhajan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Muhajan (29) may also be a first name.

Muhajan Last Name Facts

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

Muhajan (Marathi: मुहजन) is most common in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muhajan.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhajan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Muhajan live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Muhajan is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live and Karnataka, where 20 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Muhajan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhajan in the Marathi language
मुहजनmuhajana50
मूहाजनmuhajana50

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muhajan
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