Malqan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Malqan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malqan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Malqan (34) may also be a first name.

Malqan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malqan is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malqan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Malqan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Malqan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Malqan is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,593,312. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 43 percent reside, Ghazni, where 14 percent reside and Kunar, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlqane861/
Malkan832,713/
Malcan83138/
Malqam833/
Malkane77414/
Malkhan77160/
Malkaan7743/
Malcahn7725/
Malkain7712/
Hmalkan778/
Malcann775/
Malkann775/
Malcane774/
Malcant773/
Malcean771/
Magliquean751/
Maulkhan7123/
Malkatin713/
Malcasin711/
Malkhaan711/
Malkhane711/
Malkasyn711/
Malkandh711/
Malcatin711/
Malcon67428/
Molcan67259/
Malkanova67121/
Malkon6753/
Malcanova6729/
Molkan6723/
Maulkhaan675/
Malcam675/
Malqom672/
Malkhasyn671/
Mahalcean671/
Malcón671/
Moulquain670/

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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 Malqan
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