Markandan Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Markandan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markandan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
India781:9,834,172191,207
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England81:6,964,757184,742
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Markandan (96) may also be a first name.

Markandan Last Name Facts

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

Markandan (Hindi: मारकन्डं, Marathi: माकदन) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markandan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Markandan live; 30 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 96 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 351,122. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 51 percent are found, Perak, where 15 percent are found and Penang, where 8 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Markandan occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Markandan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Markandan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning R 238,596 per year and in Canada they earn 39.87% more than the national average, earning $69,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Markandan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markandan in the Hindi language
मारकन्डंmarakandam60
मारकण्डंmarakandam20
मारकन्दनmarakandana20
Markandan in the Marathi language
माकदनmakadana50
माकर्न्डंmakarndam25
माकडनmakadana25

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Markandan
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