Markhani Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Markhani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markhani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad9631:14,1141,774
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Markhani (958) may also be a first name.

Markhani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markhani (Hindi: मरखनी) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Markhani.

How Common Is The Last Name Markhani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Markhani is the 356,452nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Markhani are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 260,722nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 958 people.

The surname is most widely held in Chad, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 14,114. Barring Chad it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Markhani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markhani in the Hindi language
मरखनीmarakhani-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Markhani
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