Maraghan Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Maraghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maraghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan891:361,2725,318
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maraghan (150) may also be a first name.

Maraghan Last Name Facts

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

Maraghan has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maraghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Maraghan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 752,187th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 150 people.

The last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 361,272. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 62 percent are found, Kabul, where 13 percent are found and Kunar, where 10 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent are found.

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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 Maraghan
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