Mardan Surname

23,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iraq

Mardan Surname User-submission:

It is a family originally from Hindustan. They worked as traders, which is why the name has spread allover the world.

Mardan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan11,3781:15,7011,012
Iraq4,8001:7,296626
Afghanistan3,2281:9,961706
Indonesia8001:165,31116,062
Iran5571:137,85012,427
India4861:1,578,32458,432
Romania3541:56,7176,952
Philippines3361:301,30442,706
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Kazakhstan1221:144,93814,674
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Suriname321:17,2694,028
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Belarus271:351,89137,455
England181:3,095,448105,421
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
China101:136,732,1577,199
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway71:734,61250,907
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Mardan (16,464) may also be a first name.

Mardan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a family originally from Hindustan. They worked as traders, which is why the name has spread allover the world.

- mmardan

Mardan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mardan (Arabic: مردان, Bengali: মর্দন, Georgian: მარდან, Hindi: मर्दन, Marathi: मद, Oriya: ମଦର୍ନ, Russian: Мардан, Tibetan: མར་དཱན་) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mardan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,559th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Mardan are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 43,523rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 16,464 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 11,378 people, or 1 in 15,701. In Pakistan Mardan is most frequent in: Sindh, where 55 percent are found, Punjab, where 24 percent are found and Balochistan, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan Mardan exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 21 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.

Mardan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mardan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mardan surname increased 344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mardan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mardan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Mardan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $52,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mardane921,478/
Mardain92141/
Marddan92120/
Mardhan9248/
Mardant9244/
Mardaan9226/
Mardgan929/
Mardang929/
Mardand925/
Marrdan924/
Mardean923/
Marzdan922/
Maerdan922/
Mayrdan921/
Masrdan921/
Mardanc921/
Mardaun921/
Mardatin8618/
Mardaine8614/
Mardanne869/
Mardasin866/
Marddhan864/
Marzdean861/
Mardaing861/
Mardhane861/
Maurdant861/
Mardaunt861/
Marrdean860/
Mordan834,753/
Merdan833,865/
Mardon833,104/
Mardam832,290/
Mardón831/
Mardanova807,652/
Mardasing806/
Mardaïgne801/
Mordant77849/
Meardon77219/
Mardone77192/
Mordang77120/
Mordain7738/
Mehrdan7736/
Mardoun7732/
Mardham7723/
Maerdon775/
Mardong773/
Mordhan773/
Mordane772/
Mourdan772/
Marddam771/
Mardaam771/
Mardein771/
Mardoyn771/
Merdean771/
Merdhan771/
Mordgan771/
Maurdon771/
Meerdan771/
Mardeyn770/
Mardont770/
Mordand770/
Mardahseen751/
Mordaunt711,256/
Mordaune714/
Morddane711/
Mordasin711/
Mordășan711/
Mardeine711/
Moordaan711/
Mordannt711/
Mardonne711/
Mordaint710/
Mardonova679,020/
Mordanova67640/
Mordon67283/
Mardoń67220/
Mordam67162/
Merdon67160/
Mardom6751/
Mordań6731/
Mordán6724/
Mordassin6710/
Merdanowa679/

Mardan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mardan in the Georgian language
მარდანmardan-
Mardan in the Tibetan language
མར་དཱན་marden-
Mardan in the Bengali language
মর্দনmardana-
Mardan in the Oriya language
ମଦର୍ନmadarna66.67
ମାର୍ନmarna11.11
ମାଦର୍ନmadarna11.11
ମର୍ନmarna11.11
Mardan in the Marathi language
मदmada62.8
मरदानmaradana21.26
माडर्नmadarna4.35
मरदनmaradana3.38
मदर्नmadarna3.38
मदीनmadina1.93
मदनmadana0.48
मदणmadana0.48
मादर्नmadarna0.48
Mardan in the Hindi language
मर्दनmardana55.61
मर्दानmardana18.71
मरदनmaradana15.48
मरदानmaradana9.35
मार्डनmardana0.34
मार्डणmardana0.17
Mardan in the Russian language
Марданmardan-
Mardan in the Arabic language
مردانmrdan-

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