Marcu Surname

15,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Marcu Surname User-submission:

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman, pre-Christian origin derived either from the Etruscan, marce, of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan, mar, which means 'to harvest') or referring to the god Mars.

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Marcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31,8871:63078
Moldova2,2211:1,603174
Spain9691:48,2484,545
United States5151:703,80455,627
France2331:285,07643,747
Italy1631:375,19443,278
Canada1551:237,71322,683
England961:580,39635,131
Germany931:865,65062,206
Greece481:230,82935,705
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Israel321:267,42624,032
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Austria101:851,54467,454
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Marcu (1,042) may also be a first name.

Marcu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman, pre-Christian origin derived either from the Etruscan, marce, of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan, mar, which means 'to harvest') or referring to the god Mars.

- ralu_k_17

Marcu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marcu occurs most in Romania. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marcu.

How Common Is The Last Name Marcu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marcu is the 15,151st most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 198,252 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Marcu live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 248,215th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 1,042 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 31,887 people, or 1 in 630. In Romania Marcu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent reside, Dolj County, where 6 percent reside and Timiș County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Romania this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 6 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Marcu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marcu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 17,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marcu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marcu surname are 7.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marcu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.5% less than the national average, earning €7,659 per year; in Norway they earn 32.52% less than the national average, earning 233,552 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 160.79% more than the national average, earning R 619,728 per year; in United States they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning $50,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $53,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcus9177,589/
Marcou914,925/
Marcuz91823/
Marcut91772/
Marciu91246/
Marchu91132/
Marcau91119/
Marcuș9134/
Marcui9132/
Marcuş9131/
Marceu9118/
Marcux913/
Marscu911/
Marrcu911/
Marcsu911/
Marcoux8317,054/
Marciuš83868/
Marchut83807/
Marceus83356/
Marcaud83344/
Marchau83325/
Marchus83312/
Marcius83225/
Marchou83206/
Marcous83152/
Marcuch8388/
Marcout8385/
Marcoup8374/
Marcoud8353/
Marcuss8324/
Marcaus8316/
Marcuis8314/
Marcheu8314/
Marcaux8310/
Marchuh835/
Maircus834/
Marcaut834/
Marceux833/
Marcust833/
Marccus833/
Marcuzz832/
Maurcus832/
Mmarcus832/
Marchui832/
Maarchu831/
Marchhu831/
Markcou831/
Marscau831/
Marchud831/
Marcush831/
Hmarcou831/
Marcuhs831/
Marcutt830/
Marrcus830/
Marcuit830/
Marku8018,191/
Morcu80216/
Marsu80179/
Marzu80142/
Marju80133/
Marcó8095/
Marchoud772,022/
Marcault77625/
Marcoult77314/
Marchaud77274/
Marchoux77172/
Marchouh7786/
Marcheux7786/
Marchaux7780/
Marchaut7751/
Marciuch7738/
Marcouch7727/
Marschou7713/
Marciusz7712/
Marchous773/
Markcoux772/
Marchuch772/
Marccoux771/
Marcouss771/
Marczuch771/
Maarcoux770/
Mearrcau770/
Markou739,958/
Marsou731,095/
Marcoe73626/
Marsus73555/
Marseu73458/
Markau73418/
Marzou73370/
Morcus73289/
Marcão73247/
Marsup73197/
Mărcuş73196/
Mărcuș73164/
Marjou73132/
Marcsó73126/
Marsau73117/
Markku73105/
Mărcuț7397/
Marsui7388/
Marcoň7366/
Markuś7344/
Marsud7335/
Markuj7333/
Marjud7330/
Marsut7321/
Marzud738/
Marjut736/
Marcoo735/
Mardju735/
Morchu734/
Mărcus734/
Markhu733/
Marsiu733/
Marjus732/
Maarku732/
Marshu732/
Marzui732/
Marzuh732/
Marzux731/
Marqou731/
Morcau731/
Marhzu731/
Marjhu731/
Maarzu731/
Marçau731/
Markui731/
Marjau731/
Mayrku731/
Mardzu731/
Marchault7136/
Marschaus718/
D'Marcoux711/
Marsaud671,545/
Marqouz67593/
Morcous67360/
Marjouy67194/
Marsaux67188/
Marjoux67132/
Marsaut6788/
Marchão6768/
Margiou6757/
Markhou6744/
Marsuid6739/
Markutt6734/
Marssou6729/
Marjaux6727/
Marqous6725/
Mourcou6723/
Morcaut6719/
Marqeus6718/
Marzouj6718/
Maharzu6717/
Mardjud6715/
Marqeuz6713/
Marsuit6712/
Marsous6710/
Marquou679/
Marsoud678/
Markoux674/
Marssau674/
Marzoud674/
Marzouz674/
Marshud673/
Marshau673/
Marsaus673/
Marzaux673/
Martsou673/
Marjuit673/
Marzuhy673/
Marsiua672/
Marzout672/
Marjouh672/
Marchoo672/
Matrsut672/
Marckoe671/
Markuhs671/
Marrsau671/
Morcheu671/
Martzou671/
Marzouh671/
Marzuch671/
Marçous671/
Matrkus671/
Maarzou671/
Marjaut671/
Marjouz671/
Marszau671/
Markutė671/
Marqaut671/
Mardjou671/
Mayreku671/
Mharkus671/
Morcius671/
Mourcau671/
Marqeud671/
Marshuh671/
Markoud671/
Markkuy671/
Marsuch670/
Markuth670/
Marjuis670/

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