Marcos Surname
Approximately 187,284 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMarcos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 39,760 | 1:1,176 | 123 |
| Philippines | 30,075 | 1:3,366 | 246 |
| Angola | 26,226 | 1:1,029 | 175 |
| Mexico | 24,516 | 1:5,063 | 641 |
| Mozambique | 12,978 | 1:2,101 | 523 |
| Peru | 10,412 | 1:3,053 | 503 |
| Brazil | 9,691 | 1:22,090 | 1,034 |
| Argentina | 6,551 | 1:6,525 | 665 |
| Guatemala | 4,805 | 1:3,347 | 515 |
| United States | 4,265 | 1:84,985 | 9,614 |
| Portugal | 3,010 | 1:3,461 | 420 |
| France | 2,170 | 1:30,610 | 3,736 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Egypt | 1,403 | 1:65,528 | 6,121 |
| Cuba | 1,142 | 1:10,090 | 871 |
| Chile | 1,025 | 1:17,187 | 1,179 |
| Benin | 853 | 1:12,117 | 1,655 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| Bolivia | 704 | 1:15,080 | 1,420 |
| Ecuador | 682 | 1:23,322 | 3,155 |
| Canada | 357 | 1:103,209 | 11,172 |
| Dominican Republic | 339 | 1:30,776 | 1,813 |
| Honduras | 274 | 1:32,177 | 1,026 |
| Venezuela | 266 | 1:113,549 | 3,947 |
| Indonesia | 205 | 1:645,118 | 50,622 |
| El Salvador | 180 | 1:35,244 | 1,143 |
| England | 177 | 1:314,791 | 23,605 |
| Malaysia | 172 | 1:171,478 | 10,439 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Nigeria | 161 | 1:1,100,266 | 45,533 |
| Uruguay | 144 | 1:23,832 | 2,775 |
| Nicaragua | 115 | 1:52,357 | 1,452 |
| Panama | 114 | 1:34,318 | 1,921 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Belgium | 89 | 1:129,176 | 18,730 |
| Netherlands | 77 | 1:219,314 | 29,463 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 1:114,068 | 11,784 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 70 | 1:2,535 | 280 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Costa Rica | 60 | 1:79,668 | 1,484 |
| Taiwan | 53 | 1:442,354 | 3,378 |
| Romania | 43 | 1:466,927 | 36,259 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Andorra | 34 | 1:2,466 | 468 |
| Namibia | 34 | 1:70,865 | 7,497 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
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.
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.
- mpgg1988Marcos Demographics
Average Male Marcos Height
172.75 cm
Average Female Marcos Height
165.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Marcos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos in the Marathi language | ||
| मारकोस | marakosa | 98.39 |
| मचॅडो | macedo | 1.61 |
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