Merkand Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Merkand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Merkand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merkand occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkand? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Merkand occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Merkand are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Merkand is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 80 percent live and Punjab, where 20 percent live. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live.
Merkand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merkand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merkand last name contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkkhand | 88 | 1 | / |
| Markand | 86 | 3,892 | / |
| Mercand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mirkand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Markhand | 80 | 507 | / |
| Mirkhand | 80 | 54 | / |
| Marrkand | 80 | 15 | / |
| Markandh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mirzkand | 80 | 4 | / |
| Marckand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morkhand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merckant | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mercant | 71 | 213 | / |
| Marcand | 71 | 147 | / |
| Markant | 71 | 105 | / |
| Markond | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirqand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercante | 67 | 2,664 | / |
| Marquand | 67 | 1,503 | / |
| Moercant | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mercahnt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Marcahnd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merhcant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maarkond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marhcand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merceant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marquandt | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mercahant | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mercantová | 59 | 2 | / |
| Marcant | 57 | 1,052 | / |
| Morcant | 57 | 41 | / |
| Marqant | 57 | 2 | / |
| Marcond | 57 | 1 | / |
| Markont | 57 | 1 | / |
| Marquant | 53 | 3,228 | / |
| Marcanth | 53 | 54 | / |
| Marcahnt | 53 | 3 | / |
| Moërcant | 53 | 1 | / |
| Marcantt | 53 | 1 | / |
| Merconte | 53 | 1 | / |
| Marhcant | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morquond | 53 | 0 | / |
| Marcahant | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Merkand
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