Merkan Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Merkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1051:741,15637,229
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Austria211:405,49741,758
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Merkan (113) may also be a first name.

Merkan Last Name Facts

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

Merkan (Marathi: मेकर्ण, Russian: Меркан) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 973,426th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Merkan reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 33 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Merkan is also the 881,625th most widespread forename globally It is held by 113 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 741,156. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Kayseri Province, where 35 percent reside, Malatya Province, where 34 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Merkan exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 28 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Merkan Last Name Statistics demography

Merkan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkan in the Marathi language
मेकर्णmekarna-
Merkan in the Russian language
Мерканmerkan-

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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 Merkan
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