Marcos Surname

3,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Angola

Marcos Surname Definition:

Descendant of Marco (belonging to the god Mars).

Patronymic found in Castile, Teruel, Barcelona, and in several other places. Derived from latin "Marcus" - Mark in English and and Martí in Catalan. The name is in honor of Saint Mark, one of the evangelists.

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Marcos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain39,7601:1,176123
Philippines30,0751:3,366246
Angola26,2261:1,029175
Mexico24,5161:5,063641
Mozambique12,9781:2,101523
Peru10,4121:3,053503
Brazil9,6911:22,0901,034
Argentina6,5511:6,525665
Guatemala4,8051:3,347515
United States4,2651:84,9859,614
Portugal3,0101:3,461420
France2,1701:30,6103,736
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
Cuba1,1421:10,090871
Chile1,0251:17,1871,179
Benin8531:12,1171,655
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Bolivia7041:15,0801,420
Ecuador6821:23,3223,155
Canada3571:103,20911,172
Dominican Republic3391:30,7761,813
Honduras2741:32,1771,026
Venezuela2661:113,5493,947
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
El Salvador1801:35,2441,143
England1771:314,79123,605
Malaysia1721:171,47810,439
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Uruguay1441:23,8322,775
Nicaragua1151:52,3571,452
Panama1141:34,3181,921
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Germany941:856,44161,781
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
India731:10,507,745199,418
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
São Tomé and Príncipe701:2,535280
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Costa Rica601:79,6681,484
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
Romania431:466,92736,259
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Andorra341:2,466468
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Guam211:7,6251,143
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
China131:105,178,5825,529
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Belize101:35,5472,218
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Curaçao41:39,312638
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Marcoș (44), Marcoş (43) & Marços (3) are calculated separately.

Marcos (2,108,094) may also be a first name.

Marcos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Marco (belonging to the god Mars).

Patronymic found in Castile, Teruel, Barcelona, and in several other places. Derived from latin "Marcus" - Mark in English and and Martí in Catalan. The name is in honor of Saint Mark, one of the evangelists.

Valencian name found in Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

Marcos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marcos (Marathi: मारकोस) occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Marcoș, Marcoş or Marços. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marcos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,008th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 38,912 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Marcos reside; 23 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 23 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Marcos is also the 289th most numerous first name globally, borne by 2,108,094 people.

The surname Marcos is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 39,760 people, or 1 in 1,176. In Spain it is primarily found in: Castile and León, where 25 percent live, Madrid, where 18 percent live and Catalonia, where 10 percent live. Excluding Spain Marcos exists in 125 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and Angola, where 14 percent live.

Marcos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marcos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marcos last name increased 9,693 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marcos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Marcos last name are 38.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marcos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,323 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.34% more than the national average, earning R 459,456 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $25,572,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $58,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcoș9444/
Marcoş9443/
Marços943/
Marcous92152/
Marcose9258/
Marcoes9254/
Marcois9233/
Marchos9226/
Marckos9220/
Marcoss9218/
Marcuos925/
Marccos925/
Marcoos923/
Marcios923/
Mmarcos922/
Maarcos921/
Masrcos921/
Marco91153,501/
Marchois86551/
Marcosse8637/
Marcouse867/
Mearchos863/
Marchous863/
Marckose861/
Markcost861/
Marcouss861/
D'Marcos861/
Marcotts860/
Marrcoss860/
Marcoish860/
Marcus8377,589/
Markos8370,443/
Morcos8315,869/
Marcou834,925/
Marcas832,091/
Marcot831,493/
Marcoz831,466/
Marcko83164/
Marcoň8366/
Marjos8339/
Mercos8317/
Marcoi839/
Marcoa837/
Marcco836/
Marcús836/
Marcoo835/
Marcox835/
Marcoy833/
Marcod833/
Marcoc831/
Matrco831/
Marzos831/
Maarco831/
Marsos831/
Marcoh831/
Marcop831/
Mairco831/
Marqos831/
Marcuo831/
Markco830/
Marchouse800/
Marcoux7717,054/
Markose777,194/
Marcott771,157/
Marcias771,062/
Markous77982/
Marcuse77505/
Morcous77360/
Marceus77356/
Marchus77312/
Marcius77225/
Maurcot77172/
Markkos77162/
Marcout7785/
Marcase7779/
Marcoup7774/
Marcoud7753/
Marsoos7749/
Marcoot7748/
Markosh7737/
Marchas7734/
D'Marco7730/
Markcus7729/
Marckus7727/
Marqous7725/
Marcuss7724/
Marcoch7723/
Martsos7723/
Markots7719/
Margios7716/
Markoss7716/
Markhos7716/
Marcaus7716/
Morcoss7714/
Marcuis7714/
Markoos7714/
Marsous7710/
Marsose778/
Markoes778/
Marjois777/
Markois776/
Marquos775/
Maircus774/
Morcuos774/
Marcust773/
Marccus773/
Mourcos772/
Marqoos772/
Maurcus772/
Marcuus772/
Mmarcus772/
Markosz772/
Marcìas772/
Markcou771/
Morcose771/
Marsois771/
Marqoes771/
Marçous771/
Marjose771/
Marcash771/
Marcass771/
Marcast771/
Markods771/
Margkos771/
Marcoit771/
Marcush771/
Marcusz771/
Morckos771/
Hmarcou771/
Marqose771/
Marcozz771/
Marcsus771/
Marcuhs771/
Marrcus770/
Marcopp770/
Marrcas770/
Marko7356,689/
Marca7330,692/
Morco731,890/
Marcó7395/
Marcò733/
Marcô731/
Marcă731/
Marqo731/
Markhous711,465/
Marcusse71355/
Marquois71234/
Marshosh71213/
Marcioch71146/
Marczoch7165/
Martsios7150/
Marchase7145/
Marchoix7129/
Marcouch7127/
Markouss7126/
Marqoush7123/
Marcasse7116/
Marciasz7116/
Marciusz7112/
Markkose7110/
Mourcous719/
Marschas719/
Markkoos718/
Markcoux712/
Markhoss712/
Maarkose711/
Marckoshova711/
Markhose711/
Marjoyse711/
Marccoux711/
Markosch711/
Marcoche711/
Marrcott710/
Maarcoux710/
Marcoggi710/
Marcause710/
Markus6783,695/
Markou679,958/
Morkos673,250/
Markhouss671,145/
Marcuz67823/
Mercas67574/
Marqas67540/
Markas67477/
Markoč67338/
Morcus67289/
Merkos67236/
Markoš67187/
Marcah67156/
Markosova67155/
Marcat67154/
Mayrko67150/
Márkos67147/
Markko67142/
Marcau67119/
Markho6797/
Markoç6794/
Markoz6785/
Marcoňová6771/
Marjas6767/
Markoc6761/
Mairko6756/
Marküs6746/
Markac6740/
Markoh6735/
Morcot6732/
Morzos6731/
Marcad6731/
Marcuş6731/
Marcaş6727/
Morcas6724/
Marsas6724/
Marcaa6717/
Markhouse6714/
Markoa6714/
Markoo6713/
Markoy6711/
Marsaz6711/
Marqoh678/
Marschaus678/
Markosová678/
Marcusova677/
Markousse676/
Morqos675/
Marcaz674/
Mărcus674/
Marcusová674/
Morrco674/
Morcco673/
Marcap673/
Marcìa673/
Marcac673/
Morcoz673/
Maurca672/
Marqoz672/
Marquo672/
Marcca672/
Markoć672/
Marckoushova671/
Markoj671/
Marqou671/
Matrko671/
Marzas671/
Markoś671/
Markoş671/
Markca671/
Markoi671/
Margko671/
Marcăş671/
Marcăș671/
Morchoise671/
Morcoj671/
D'Marcoux671/
Morcod671/
Marzko671/
Maarca671/
Morchouse670/
Marshouse670/
Marsax670/

Marcos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marcos in the Marathi language
मारकोसmarakosa98.39
मचॅडोmacedo1.61

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