Merkand Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Merkand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Merkand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkand is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkand? popularity and diffusion

Merkand is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name 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.

It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Merkand is most frequent in: Sindh, where 80 percent live and Punjab, where 20 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Merkand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merkand surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkkhand881/
Markand863,892/
Mercand861/
Mirkand861/
Markhand80507/
Mirkhand8054/
Marrkand8015/
Markandh8012/
Mirzkand804/
Marckand801/
Morkhand801/
Merckant800/
Mercant71213/
Marcand71147/
Markant71105/
Markond712/
Mirqand711/
Mercante672,664/
Marquand671,503/
Moercant6747/
Mercahnt677/
Marcahnd673/
Merhcant672/
Maarkond671/
Marhcand671/
Merceant671/
Marquandt632/
Mercahant631/
Mercantová592/
Marcant571,052/
Morcant5741/
Marqant572/
Marcond571/
Markont571/
Marquant533,228/
Marcanth5354/
Marcahnt533/
Moërcant531/
Marcantt531/
Merconte531/
Marhcant531/
Morquond530/
Marcahant502/

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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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