Meshkan Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Meshkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meshkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1481:518,80130,373
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Meshkan (291) may also be a first name.

Meshkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meshkan (Hindi: मेशकन, Russian: Мешкан) occurs most in Iran. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meshkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Meshkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meshkan is the 1,348,199th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Meshkan live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Meshkan is also the 517,703rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 291 people.

The last name Meshkan is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 518,801. In Iran Meshkan is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 59 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 26 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Iran Meshkan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and Tunisia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meschkan931/
Meyshkan931/
Meskan92210/
Meschkank8814/
Metschkan881/
Metskan86147/
Meskane86146/
Mashkan8686/
Mechkan8655/
Mishkan8640/
Moshkan8613/
Meskhan8612/
Meskain862/
Meshkon861/
Meshkanova8237/
Mechkane80198/
Maschkan8010/
Measkhan805/
Mashkain804/
Mashkhan801/
Meskatin801/
Mieszkan801/
Meschean800/
Maskan773,143/
Miskan77903/
Mescan7764/
Meškan7749/
Moskan779/
Meskon772/
Meyskhand751/
Mashzkhan751/
Mashshkan751/
Mytskan71689/
Miskhan7177/
Mitskan7170/
Mescain7158/
Moskhan7143/
Mychkan7122/
Miskane7120/
Mishkanova7119/
Meshcon7117/
Maskhan7115/
Miskaan7113/
Mezkhan711/
Messkam711/
Meskone711/
Miskain711/
Muyskan711/
Mashkhaaan711/
Mashkon711/
Muiskan711/
Meiskong674/
Meezkhan673/
Maezkhan672/
Maschkán672/
Mhazkhan671/
Meskhoun671/
Mhedzkan671/
Moschkon671/
Mitskane671/
Miskhaan671/

Meshkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meshkan in the Hindi language
मेशकनmesakana-
Meshkan in the Russian language
Мешканmeskan-

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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 Meshkan
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