Mardin Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Monaco

Mardin Surname User-submission:

The name translates from a Middle Aramaic origin to 'fortress.'

Mardin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0121:130,68113,086
Turkey7571:102,8028,910
Iran2141:358,79723,817
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Malaysia1371:215,28612,518
Taiwan841:279,1042,295
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Liberia361:122,4599,313
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
France141:4,744,480251,814
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Märdin (15) are calculated separately.

Mardin (7,460) may also be a first name.

Mardin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name translates from a Middle Aramaic origin to 'fortress.'

- kaany

Mardin Last Name Facts

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

Mardin (Arabic: ماردين, Georgian: მარდინ, Russian: Мардин) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Märdin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mardin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mardin is the 166,465th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Mardin live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 74,438th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 7,460 people.

Mardin is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,012 people, or 1 in 130,681. In Indonesia Mardin is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 33 percent are found, West Java, where 18 percent are found and West Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Mardin is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 29 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Mardin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mardin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 153 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mardin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mardin are 25.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the party.

Mardin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Märdin9415/
Mardina921,003/
Mardien92103/
Marding9273/
Mardion9241/
Mardink926/
Mahrdin921/
Mardinn921/
Marddin921/
Mardn91194/
Marddina86141/
Mahardin8629/
Marrdina861/
Meardink860/
Marden834,486/
Merdin831,415/
Mordin83599/
Mardyn8378/
Mardim8369/
Mardın831/
Mardne830/
Mahardien8030/
Mardinova807/
Majhrddin801/
Mordina77133/
Mehrdin7728/
Mardden7712/
Mertdin7710/
Mardeen776/
Masrden774/
Moordin774/
Mardaen773/
Mourdin772/
Mohrdin771/
Marddng771/
Morddin771/
Marrden771/
Mardeng771/
Merddin771/
Martden771/
Mardndd771/
Mardent771/
Meerdin771/
Mardyna771/
Mordn732/
Morddina717/
Moordien712/
Mordinne711/
Mordienė711/
Mardnova711/
Marddent711/
Morden675,242/
Merden67317/
Mardenova67257/
Mordyn6748/
Mordinova6718/
Mordinová6712/
Mardem6711/
Mardynova6711/
Merdén677/
Mordim672/
Márden671/
Märden671/
Merdyn671/
Mordne670/

Mardin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mardin in the Georgian language
მარდინmardin-
Mardin in the Russian language
Мардинmardin-
Mardin in the Arabic language
ماردينmardyn-

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