Merkat Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Merkat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 29 | 1:1,108,730 | 10,128 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
Merkat (15) may also be a first name.
Merkat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merkat (Russian: Меркат) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkat? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Merkat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Merkat reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,108,730. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Khost, where 45 percent reside, Kunduz, where 24 percent reside and Paktia, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkatz | 92 | 128 | / |
| Meerkat | 92 | 20 | / |
| Merkate | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merkaut | 92 | 0 | / |
| Meerkatz | 86 | 201 | / |
| Meerkatt | 86 | 12 | / |
| Merkač | 83 | 186 | / |
| Mercat | 83 | 165 | / |
| Merkad | 83 | 140 | / |
| Markat | 83 | 108 | / |
| Morkat | 83 | 62 | / |
| Mirkat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mehrkhast | 80 | 15 | / |
| Morkhat | 77 | 465 | / |
| Morkaut | 77 | 11 | / |
| Merkout | 77 | 4 | / |
| Markath | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mirkate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Markhat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maarkat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Markait | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mercast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morkkat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Markeat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merkhatova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mairekat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meherkad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercatte | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markad | 67 | 2,222 | / |
| Markot | 67 | 263 | / |
| Mercad | 67 | 166 | / |
| Marcat | 67 | 154 | / |
| Markót | 67 | 136 | / |
| Morkot | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mirkad | 67 | 58 | / |
| Morkad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mirkot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercot | 67 | 1 | / |
Merkat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkat in the Russian language | ||
| Меркат | merkat | - |
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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 Merkat
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