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

Marakan (Hindi: मरकन, Marathi: मारकन, Oriya: ମାରକାନ, Russian: Маракан) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Marakan.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marakan is the 86,563rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,309,767 people. The surname Marakan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Marakan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Marakan is also the 394,192nd most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 467 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 5,446 people, or 1 in 140,849. In India Marakan is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live, Maharashtra, where 0 percent live and Chandigarh, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India Marakan is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

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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  • 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 Marakan
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