Musahar Surname
Approximately 68,221 people bear this surname
Musahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 37,537 | 1:759 | 146 |
| India | 30,373 | 1:25,255 | 1,902 |
| Indonesia | 232 | 1:570,040 | 45,647 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Musahar (1,624) may also be a first name.
Musahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musahar (Bengali: মুসহর, Hindi: मुसहर, Marathi: मुसहर) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Musahar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musahar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,354th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 106,823 people. The surname Musahar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Musahar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Musahar is also the 191,561st most numerous given name on earth, borne by 1,624 people.
Musahar is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is held by 37,537 people, or 1 in 759. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Janakpur, where 29 percent are found, Koshi, where 25 percent are found and Sagarmatha, where 19 percent are found. Besides Nepal this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 45 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Musahar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musahar in the Hindi language | ||
| मुसहर | musahara | 96.43 |
| मूसहर | musahara | 3.57 |
| Musahar in the Bengali language | ||
| মুসহর | musahara | 86.96 |
| মুসাহর | musahara | 13.04 |
| Musahar in the Marathi language | ||
| मुसहर | musahara | 75 |
| मुसहार | musahara | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Musahar
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