Merkan Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Merkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 105 | 1:741,156 | 37,229 |
| Iran | 75 | 1:1,023,767 | 46,913 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 1:118,461 | 12,441 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Merkan (113) may also be a first name.
Merkan Demographics
Average Merkan Salary in
United States
$36,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merkan (Marathi: मेकर्ण, Russian: Меркан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 973,426th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Merkan are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 113 people.
The surname Merkan is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 741,156. In Turkey Merkan is primarily concentrated in: Kayseri Province, where 35 percent reside, Malatya Province, where 34 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेकर्ण | mekarna | - |
| Merkan in the Russian language | ||
| Меркан | merkan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merkan
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