Malkan Surname

160,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Malkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1081:692,29732,234
Pakistan5911:302,2746,328
Indonesia2351:562,76345,179
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Israel1591:53,8227,013
England1521:366,56626,048
Turkey1161:670,87434,848
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Malkan (4,100) may also be a first name.

Malkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malkan (Arabic: مالكان, Hindi: मलकन, Marathi: मलकान, Oriya: ମାଲକାନ୍, Russian: Малкан) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 160,668th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,686,158 people. Malkan occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Malkan live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 108,682nd most common first name on earth, held by 4,100 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 692,297. In India Malkan is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent live, Telangana, where 6 percent live and Gujarat, where 4 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Malkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malkan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Malkan are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

Malkan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkan in the Oriya language
ମାଲକାନ୍malakan-
Malkan in the Marathi language
मलकानmalakana66.17
मालकनmalakana14.56
मलकनmalakana6.45
कानkana4.27
मलकाणmalakana3.14
मालकानmalakana1.92
मान्कानmankana0.35
णकांतnakanta0.17
मलयेmalaye0.09
मलकणmalakana0.09
मळकानmalakana0.09
Malkan in the Hindi language
मलकनmalakana55
मल्कनmalkana15
मलकानmalakana10
मल्कानmalkana10
मलखानmalakhana5
मालकनmalakana5
Malkan in the Russian language
Малканmalkan-
Malkan in the Arabic language
مالكانmalkan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malkan
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