Murdan Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Murdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Pakistan1311:1,363,69415,455
Turkey1221:637,88133,648
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Murdan (1,717) may also be a first name.

Murdan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murdan (Hindi: मुरदन, Marathi: मुरडण) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Murdan.

How Common Is The Last Name Murdan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murdan is the 679,794th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Murdan live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Murdan is also the 185,275th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,717 people.

The last name Murdan is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 899,654. In Indonesia Murdan is mostly concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 48 percent are found, Banten, where 39 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Murdan occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 30 percent are found and Turkey, where 28 percent are found.

Murdan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Murdan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murdane9229/
Murdaan9210/
Murdhan9210/
Murdean923/
Mourdan922/
Murddan921/
Murdant921/
Murdain921/
Murdaing865/
Murdatin864/
Maurdant861/
Mordan834,753/
Mirdan83529/
Murdon837/
Murdam834/
Mourdon77197/
Mirdhan7741/
Mordain7738/
Murdham774/
Mirdain774/
Mordhan773/
Murdong773/
Murdone773/
Maurdon771/
Murrdam771/
Murdont770/
Mirdhain71137/
Moordaan711/
Murdahanova711/
Murdonck711/
Mourdoun711/
Mordășan711/
Mordon67283/
Mordań6731/
Mordán6724/
Mirdon6713/
Murdonova6711/
Mordhon627/
Mordoin621/
Mourdoum571/
Mordoń50143/

Murdan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murdan in the Hindi language
मुरदनmuradana80
मुर्दानmurdana10
मुरदानmuradana10
Murdan in the Marathi language
मुरडणmuradana66.67
मुदनmudana33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Murdan
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