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 surname Merkand occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merkand.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkand? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merkand is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Merkand occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Merkand reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 80 percent live and Punjab, where 20 percent live. Other than Pakistan it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live.
Merkand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Merkand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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