Marco Surname
Approximately 153,501 people bear this surname
Marco Surname Definition:
(Italian) Descendant of Marco (belonging to Mars).
Read More About This SurnameMarco Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 93,054 | 1:569 | 70 |
| Spain | 24,172 | 1:1,934 | 224 |
| Philippines | 10,848 | 1:9,332 | 868 |
| United States | 4,560 | 1:79,487 | 9,070 |
| France | 3,352 | 1:19,816 | 2,297 |
| Italy | 2,918 | 1:20,958 | 3,634 |
| Argentina | 2,472 | 1:17,291 | 1,495 |
| Egypt | 2,471 | 1:37,206 | 3,868 |
| Brazil | 1,215 | 1:176,193 | 6,791 |
| Portugal | 745 | 1:13,984 | 1,089 |
| Venezuela | 594 | 1:50,849 | 2,514 |
| Mexico | 531 | 1:233,759 | 5,922 |
| Bolivia | 432 | 1:24,575 | 1,841 |
| Haiti | 402 | 1:26,577 | 2,017 |
| Canada | 400 | 1:92,114 | 10,103 |
| England | 332 | 1:167,825 | 15,507 |
| Peru | 332 | 1:95,735 | 6,234 |
| Guyana | 306 | 1:2,491 | 454 |
| Moldova | 306 | 1:11,638 | 2,010 |
| Indonesia | 287 | 1:460,799 | 38,176 |
| Chile | 276 | 1:63,828 | 2,681 |
| South Africa | 248 | 1:218,458 | 22,930 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Germany | 201 | 1:400,525 | 36,990 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Uruguay | 166 | 1:20,673 | 2,379 |
| Romania | 115 | 1:174,590 | 17,952 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Papua New Guinea | 110 | 1:74,125 | 9,709 |
| Switzerland | 106 | 1:77,480 | 8,969 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Thailand | 96 | 1:735,816 | 120,839 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Russia | 73 | 1:1,974,288 | 123,658 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Ecuador | 66 | 1:240,998 | 8,378 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Taiwan | 49 | 1:478,464 | 3,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Cuba | 39 | 1:295,454 | 5,288 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Lebanon | 22 | 1:256,231 | 9,426 |
| Luxembourg | 22 | 1:26,388 | 4,799 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 1:273,088 | 2,549 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 289 | 1:173,767 | 15,617 |
The alternate forms: Marcó (95), Março (24), Marčo (12), Marcò (3) & Marcô (1) are calculated separately.
Marco (2,452,291) may also be a first name.
Marco Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Descendant of Marco (belonging to Mars).
User-submitted Reference
A name originally from Hebrew. It means 'great speaker'. It is a very common name in Brazil. There is a city baptized with a variant of this name in Brazil, Marcolândia in the state of Piauí.
- mpgg1988Marco Demographics
Average Marco Salary in
United States
$45,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marco Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marco Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marco (Marathi: मारको) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Marcó, Março, Marčo, Marcò or Marcô. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Marco? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,656th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 47,476 people. The surname Marco occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Marco live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 225th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 2,452,291 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 93,054 people, or 1 in 569. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 18 percent reside, Geita Region, where 17 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 144 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Marco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Marco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Marco last name grew 1,578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marco Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Marco surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (85%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Marco are 37.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.39% registered with the political party.
The amount Marco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.63% less than the national average, earning €18,428 per year; in Peru they earn 46.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,336 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning R 255,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $23,564,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $45,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,626 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marco Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marco in the Marathi language | ||
| मारको | marako | - |
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