Merkitan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Merkitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
Merkitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merkitan (Russian: Меркитан) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merkitan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merkitan is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Merkitan reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Merkitan is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 45 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markitan | 88 | 659 | / |
| Merkytan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Merkutan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Merkitanova | 84 | 30 | / |
| Markietan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Merkistein | 78 | 4 | / |
| Markytan | 75 | 1,303 | / |
| Markiton | 75 | 308 | / |
| Myrkytan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Marketan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Merkytanova | 74 | 11 | / |
| Mirkitanova | 74 | 6 | / |
| Markieton | 71 | 152 | / |
| Marquitan | 71 | 81 | / |
| Merkestein | 67 | 111 | / |
| Merkesteyn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mirkheytan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marketon | 63 | 175 | / |
| Markytán | 63 | 92 | / |
| Markitoń | 63 | 42 | / |
| Merkesteijn | 63 | 6 | / |
| Myrkytanova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morketon | 63 | 0 | / |
| Marquiton | 59 | 1 | / |
| Markietoń | 59 | 1 | / |
Merkitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkitan in the Russian language | ||
| Меркитан | merkitan | - |
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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
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- 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 Merkitan
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