Malkhan Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Malkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan581:3,080,06724,706
India571:13,457,287231,997
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Malkhan (9,757) may also be a first name.

Malkhan Last Name Facts

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

Malkhan (Hindi: मलखान, Marathi: मलखान, Oriya: ମାଲଖାନ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Malkhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkhan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Malkhan reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 62,288th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 9,757 people.

The last name Malkhan is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,080,067. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 74 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent live and Sindh, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.

Malkhan Last Name Statistics demography

Malkhan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 181.49% more than the national average, earning $121,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkhan in the Hindi language
मलखानmalakhana89.29
मलखनmalakhana5.49
मल्खानmalkhana4.58
मल्खनmalkhana0.09
मालखानmalakhana0.09
मलखाऩmalakhana0.05
मालखनmalakhana0.02
मलखॉनmalakhona0.02
मलाखानmalakhana0.02
मलखाmalakha0.02
Malkhan in the Marathi language
मलखानmalakhana89.24
मालखानmalakhana2.21
मलखानिंसगmalakhaninsaga2.07
मलखनmalakhana1.24
मलखाणmalakhana0.55
मालकानmalakana0.28
मदनmadana0.28
मोहनmohana0.14
मढावनmadhavana0.14
मिलखानmilakhana0.14
मकखानmakakhana0.14
मलख़ानmalakhana0.14
बहनbahana0.14
माळीखानmalikhana0.14
Malkhan in the Oriya language
ମାଲଖାନmalakhana66.67
ମାଲଖନmalakhana33.33

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Footnotes

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