Kardan Surname

98,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kardan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kardan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,5091:21,8822,773
Turkey4961:156,89812,260
Indonesia3871:341,72929,673
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
India271:28,409,829361,298
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England181:3,095,448105,421
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Kardań (1) are calculated separately.

Kardan (768) may also be a first name.

Kardan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kardan (Hindi: कर्दन, Marathi: काडर्न, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Russian: Кардан) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kardań. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,124th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,507,872 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kardan live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kardan is also the 296,201st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 768 people.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 3,509 people, or 1 in 21,882. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent reside and Fars Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Kardan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kardan last name is primarily Muslim (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (54%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kardan surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Kardan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.67% more than the national average, earning $63,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kardan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kardan in the Hindi language
कर्दनkardana-
Kardan in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana-
Kardan in the Marathi language
काडर्नkadarna50
कदर्नkadarna33.33
कराडनkaradana16.67
Kardan in the Russian language
Карданkardan-

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