Marco Surname

3,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Marco Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Marco (belonging to Mars).

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Marco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania93,0541:56970
Spain24,1721:1,934224
Philippines10,8481:9,332868
United States4,5601:79,4879,070
France3,3521:19,8162,297
Italy2,9181:20,9583,634
Argentina2,4721:17,2911,495
Egypt2,4711:37,2063,868
Brazil1,2151:176,1936,791
Portugal7451:13,9841,089
Venezuela5941:50,8492,514
Mexico5311:233,7595,922
Bolivia4321:24,5751,841
Haiti4021:26,5772,017
Canada4001:92,11410,103
England3321:167,82515,507
Peru3321:95,7356,234
Guyana3061:2,491454
Moldova3061:11,6382,010
Indonesia2871:460,79938,176
Chile2761:63,8282,681
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Australia1911:141,33915,185
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Uruguay1661:20,6732,379
Romania1151:174,59017,952
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Switzerland1061:77,4808,969
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Ecuador661:240,9988,378
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Taiwan491:478,4643,638
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Iraq421:833,84911,429
China401:34,183,0391,815
Cuba391:295,4545,288
Scotland261:205,91610,908
India241:31,961,058386,265
Lebanon221:256,2319,426
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Austria161:532,21549,801
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Comoros91:83,280279
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales81:386,81619,671
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Norway71:734,61250,907
Panama71:558,8949,437
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palau11:21,643223
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

- mpgg1988

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcó9395/
Março9324/
Marčo9312/
Marcò933/
Marcô931/
Marcos91187,284/
Marcou914,925/
Marcio914,825/
Marcot911,493/
Marcoz911,466/
Marcho91243/
Marcko91164/
Marsco9192/
Marcoň9166/
Marcoș9144/
Marcoş9143/
Marcoi919/
Marcso918/
Marcoa917/
Marcco916/
Marcoo915/
Marcoy913/
Marcod913/
Maerco911/
Matrco911/
Marczo911/
Maarco911/
Marcoh911/
Marcop911/
Mairco911/
Marcuo911/
Markco910/
Marcoux8317,054/
Marcott831,157/
Marchou83206/
Maurcot83172/
Marcous83152/
Marchot83137/
Marcout8385/
Marcoup8374/
Marcoud8353/
Marcoot8348/
Marcois8333/
Marciot8332/
D'Marco8330/
Maurcio8327/
Marchos8326/
Marcoch8323/
Marcoss8318/
Martcho8310/
Marcuos835/
Marccos835/
Marchod834/
Marcoos833/
Marcios833/
Marchop833/
Maĭrcio832/
Mmarcos832/
Marchoo832/
Markcou831/
Martcio831/
Maarcos831/
Masrcos831/
Marchoi831/
Mardcho831/
Marcoit831/
Hmarcio831/
Hmarcou831/
Marcozz831/
Marcopp830/
Marko8056,689/
Marca8030,692/
Marzo8017,178/
Marso803,497/
Morco801,890/
Marjo80643/
Merco80166/
Maršo8045/
Marxo8012/
Mérco801/
Marcă801/
Marqo801/
Marchoud772,022/
Marchois77551/
Marchoux77172/
Marcioch77146/
Marchouh7786/
Marczoch7765/
Marcouch7727/
Marciott7718/
Marschou7713/
Mearchos773/
Marchott773/
Marchous773/
Markcoux772/
Martchoo772/
Markcost771/
Maurìcio771/
Marchoit771/
Marccoux771/
Marcouss771/
D'Marcos771/
Martchod771/
Marrcott770/
Maarcoux770/
Marcotts770/
Marrcoss770/
Marcoggi770/
Marcoish770/
Morcos7315,869/
Markou739,958/
Marcia739,076/
Marcas732,091/
Marcha731,804/
Marsou731,095/
Marsot73850/
Marzoa73747/
Marzou73370/
Markoč73338/
Marjot73245/
Márcio73222/
Mardjo73169/
Margio73162/
Marcah73156/
Marcat73154/
Mayrko73150/
Markko73142/
Marjou73132/
Marsho73126/
Marcsó73126/
Marcsa73120/
Marcau73119/
Marsio73117/
Markho7397/
Markoç7394/
Marzot7380/
Marchã7357/
Mairko7356/
Marsoo7356/
Maerko7349/
Morcio7345/
Marjos7339/
Markoh7335/
Morcot7332/
Morcho7331/
Marcad7331/
Marcaş7327/
Marsso7326/
Marsoh7319/
Marcaa7317/
Marsop7316/
Markoa7314/
Markoo7313/
Markoy7311/
Martzo7311/
Marsuo739/
Marqoh738/
Marsoi738/
Marzzo737/
Marjoy737/
Marsoa736/
Marçot736/
Martjo735/
Marzoo735/
Marcaz734/
Morrco734/
Mercoo734/
Mardca733/
Morcco733/
Morsco733/
Marcap733/
Marcìa733/
Morcoz733/
Marços733/
Marzho732/
Marcza732/
Maurca732/
Marzso732/
Marqoz732/
Marsca732/
Marquo732/
Marcca732/
Markoć732/
Marçoa732/
Mearso731/
Martso731/
Markoj731/
Marqou731/
Marsoy731/
Matrko731/
Marzos731/
Marzoy731/
Marsos731/
Markoś731/
Markoş731/
Markca731/
Markoi731/
Margko731/
Marcăş731/
Marcăș731/
Mharzo731/
Morcoj731/
Marqos731/
Morcod731/
Mordco731/
Marzko731/
Marsod731/
Maarca731/
Marcoňová7171/
Marcsaová712/
D'Marcoux711/
Marschott710/
Marchat671,093/
Marcias671,062/
Maarcha67651/
Marqouz67593/
Markoch67550/
Morcous67360/
Marcaud67344/
Marchau67325/
Maharso67267/
Marzoch67223/
Marsoit67191/
Marcath67140/
Marjoux67132/
Marchad67121/
Marsach6760/
Margiou6757/
Marquot6757/
Markacz6754/
Marsoos6749/
Markhou6744/
Marciat6744/
Marchas6734/
Marssou6729/
Marqous6725/
Marscha6724/
Marchap6724/
Mourcou6723/
Martsos6723/
Markots6719/
Mardjoi6719/
Mgarcia6718/
Morcott6717/
Marshod6717/
Marcaus6716/
Martsoo6716/
Morcoss6714/
Markhot6714/
Marcatt6713/
Marsood6712/
Marcaux6710/
Marciah6710/
Marsous6710/
Marquou679/
Marsoud678/
Marjois677/
Marzott676/
Maurcha675/
Marquos675/
Marsiot675/
Markooz674/
Marchha674/
Markoux674/
Marqooz674/
Marcaut674/
Marzoud674/
Marzouz674/
Morcuos674/
Maharko674/
Marzood673/
Marciaz673/
Maurcia673/
Martsou673/
Markoth673/
Mardsoh673/
Mahyrko673/
Martsoi673/
Morrcco672/
Mourcos672/
Marqoos672/
Marggio672/
Marzout672/
Marzzio672/
Markoić672/
Marcìas672/
Marjouh672/
Maarsho671/
Mađarko671/
Marciae671/
Marczha671/
Martzoy671/
Marzhko671/
Marquoz671/
Marrjuo671/
Marsois671/
D'Marzo671/
Martzou671/
Marzouh671/
Marçous671/
Maarcat671/
Maarzou671/
Marjouz671/
Martcha671/
Marquoi671/
Marchód671/
Marchót671/
Marcaha671/
Marchah671/
Marcash671/
Marcass671/
Marcast671/
Markhod671/
Markods671/
Margkos671/
Mardjou671/
Maharca671/
Morìsco671/
Morchot671/
Morckos671/
Mortcho671/
Meaurjo671/
Markoud671/
Marsott670/
Marrcas670/

Marco Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marco in the Marathi language
मारकोmarako-

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