Merachant Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Merachant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merachant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merachant Last Name Facts

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

Merachant (Marathi: मेरचंत) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merachant? popularity and diffusion

Merachant is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Merachant occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Merachant are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Merachant is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merachant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merachant in the Marathi language
मेरचंतmeracanta33.33
मेरचंटmeracanta22.22
मेरचांतmeracanta11.11
मेरचन्टmeracanta11.11
मेरचांताबोधmeracantabodha11.11
मचटmacata11.11

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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
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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 Merachant
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