Marakan Surname

86,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Marakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,4461:140,8498,978
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Marakan (467) may also be a first name.

Marakan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marakan (Hindi: मरकन, Marathi: मारकन, Oriya: ମାରକାନ, Russian: Маракан) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Marakan.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,563rd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,309,767 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Marakan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 394,192nd most widely held given name in the world, borne by 467 people.

Marakan is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 5,446 people, or 1 in 140,849. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside and Chandigarh, where 0 percent reside. Besides India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marakan in the Marathi language
मारकनmarakana53.19
मरकनmarakana17.02
मरकानmarakana12.77
मराकनmarakana6.38
मराकणmarakana6.38
मरकणmarakana4.26
Marakan in the Hindi language
मरकनmarakana50
मरकणmarakana27.27
मरकानmarakana9.09
मारकनmarakana4.55
मड़कनmarakana4.55
मारकानmarakana4.55
Marakan in the Oriya language
ମାରକାନmarakana50
ମରକନmarakana50
Marakan in the Russian language
Мараканmarakan-

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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 Marakan
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