Merdzhan Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Merdzhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 72 | 1:96,929 | 5,870 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merdzhan (181) may also be a first name.
Merdzhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merdzhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merdzhan (Russian: Мерджан) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merdzhan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merdzhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Merdzhan live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 677,199th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 181 people.
The surname Merdzhan is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 96,929. In Bulgaria Merdzhan is most frequent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 56 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 14 percent are found and Kardzhali Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria Merdzhan is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merdzhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merdzhan in the Russian language | ||
| Мерджан | merdzan | - |
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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 Merdzhan
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