Worldwide, Mahananda (Mahananda 
) is a widespread mostly feminine, but seldom boy's forename. The first name Mahananda is habitual in India, where it is quite a common largely feminine, but uncommonly boy's name, Qatar, where it is a rare boy's name, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Mahananda is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Mahananda | Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Qatar |
| mahananda sapkota Nepalese poet (b. 1896) |
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| mahananda majinder baruah Assamese singer, IN |
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| mahananda das Indian politician, IN |
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