Markanda Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Markanda Surname User-submission:

This surname belongs to Aaryan Gaur Brahmins. It is considered to be one of the highest caste in Hindu religion. The bearers of this name are majorly found in India, especially the northern regions.

Markanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2601:2,950,25188,919
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Markanda (8,418) may also be a first name.

Markanda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname belongs to Aaryan Gaur Brahmins. It is considered to be one of the highest caste in Hindu religion. The bearers of this name are majorly found in India, especially the northern regions.

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This surname comes from an ancient Indian sage named Markandeya. It is commonly found in the Punjabi Saraswat community as well as other communities in the Indian subcontinent.

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Markanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markanda (Hindi: मार्कन्डेय, Marathi: माकडा, Oriya: ମାକର୍) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Markanda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markanda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Markanda reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Markanda is also the 68,758th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 8,418 people.

Markanda is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 2,950,251. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 37 percent are found, Punjab, where 23 percent are found and Odisha, where 22 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Markanda Last Name Statistics demography

Markanda earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Markanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markanda in the Hindi language
मार्कन्डेयmarkandeya-
Markanda in the Oriya language
ମାକର୍makar89.22
ମାକmaka8.25
ମହାରଣାmaharana0.7
ମାକର୍ତାିmakartai0.25
ମାକର୍ଣ୍ଡ଼makarnra0.15
ମର୍ାକmaraka0.1
ମାକର୍ାmakara0.08
ମାରକmaraka0.08
ମହାୁଡmahauda0.06
ପଧାନpadhana0.04
ମାକର୍ଣ୍ତmakarnta0.04
ମାକର୍ତାୀmakartai0.04
ମାକଅmaka'a0.04
ମାକର୍ଂଡmakarnda0.02
ପସାଦpasada0.02
ମହାକୁଡmahakuda0.02
ମାକଘ୍makagh0.02
ଜୟସିଂହjayasinha0.02
ଶାସନପୁରୀsasanapuri0.02
ମଳିକmalika0.02
ମାକଗ୍ଵ୍makagv0.02
ଅଭିମନଯ୍ୁabhimanayu0.02
ରରାଓrara'o0.02
ଭରତbharata0.02
ମାକଫ଼makafa0.02
ମାକର୍ାନ୍ଡmakaranda0.02
ନାୟକnayaka0.02
ମାରକର୍marakar0.02
ବାରିକbarika0.02
ନାଏକna'eka0.02
େପମାନepamana0.02
ମକର୍ଣ୍ଡ଼makarnra0.02
ମାକକ୍ସଅmakaksa'a0.02
ବରାଡbarada0.02
ମହାରଣmaharana0.02
ଧାମର୍ାନାdhamarana0.02
ସମରଣsamarana0.02
Markanda in the Marathi language
माकडाmakada33.33
मारकंडाmarakanda22.22
माकर्न्makarn22.22
माकर्ण्डेmakarnde11.11
मरकंडाmarakanda11.11

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