Marek Surname

10,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Czechia

Marek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Marek (belonging to Mars).

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Marek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland20,0671:1,894145
Czechia11,3411:93820
United States11,0131:32,9124,109
Germany5,4171:14,8621,938
Austria1,4811:5,750670
Slovakia1,1331:4,710340
Canada5971:61,7187,225
France5501:120,76918,270
Algeria5381:71,80611,609
England3831:145,47814,025
Australia3301:81,8059,494
Brazil3141:681,76525,128
India2711:2,830,50086,615
Ukraine2241:203,22627,441
Hungary2101:46,7444,988
Argentina2031:210,55917,357
Croatia1671:25,3215,256
Russia1301:1,108,63983,013
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Serbia1111:64,3695,893
Denmark1111:50,8535,233
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Norway561:91,82712,640
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Scotland301:178,4619,900
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Andorra221:3,811733
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Wales101:309,45316,869
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Finland71:785,24338,644
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
China71:195,331,65210,124
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Marek (782,608) may also be a first name.

Marek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of Marek (belonging to Mars).

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

User-submitted Reference

From Polish to English, Marek translates as 'Mark'. This name can be used both as a surname and a first name.

- nsturgill

Marek Last Name Facts

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

Marek (Arabic: ماريك, Georgian: მარეკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ, Hindi: मारेक, Marathi: मारीक, Russian: Марек) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marek is the 10,146th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 131,352 people. Marek is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Marek are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,204th most widespread first name in the world, held by 782,608 people.

The last name Marek is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 20,067 people, or 1 in 1,894. Not including Poland Marek occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Marek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marek surname expanded 6,257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Marek last name are 6.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.78% less than the national average, earning 236,092 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning R 282,432 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $55,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maarek911,816/
Mareck91466/
Mareke91414/
Mahrek91217/
Marrek91211/
Maurek91118/
Marzek91105/
Mariek9174/
Mareek9138/
Marekk9119/
Maerek9119/
Mareik918/
Mareak917/
Marekh914/
Mearek913/
Margek911/
Mharek911/
Maharek83380/
Marreck8375/
Marekhe8366/
Mareike8318/
M'Harek8313/
Mareyke8310/
Marzeck838/
Marreke834/
Mahreek834/
Ma'arek834/
Maarekk833/
Maireke832/
Mađarek832/
Mharrek832/
Maureck831/
Maurekt831/
Marekke831/
Marheke831/
Maureke831/
Maareck831/
Maareek831/
Mareekh831/
Marecke830/
Maereck830/
Marik8028,496/
Marec801,495/
Morek801,302/
Merek80523/
Maryk80119/
Marík8087/
Marex8058/
Mörek8041/
Mareg8037/
Mareq8022/
Mareková77733/
Mahareek77195/
Marekova77105/
Mattreck771/
Marzec7319,801/
Marick733,344/
Marikh732,646/
Mehrek73669/
Marzik73398/
Matrex73397/
Marrec73386/
Mourek73381/
Maurik73231/
Maresq73222/
Moreke73219/
Marike73203/
Mereck73198/
Moreck7390/
Mareix7389/
Maryok7364/
Mahrík7356/
Maryks7342/
Marzyk7340/
Mairik7338/
Möreke7325/
Mohrek7325/
Maraik7323/
Maarec7323/
Mahrik7321/
Maryke7319/
Morzek7317/
Mariok7314/
Majrik7313/
Maarik7312/
Mariec737/
Mahryk737/
Marrik736/
Marajk736/
Mayrik735/
Maereg735/
Maurex735/
Marheg735/
Mareqe735/
Merrek733/
Meriek733/
Moreik733/
Moorek733/
Mharik732/
Morrek732/
Marreg732/
Maruik731/
Merekh731/
Maerik731/
Mairec731/
Maregh731/
Marykc731/
Marykg731/
Marjke731/
Matreg731/
Mereak731/
Maureg731/
Marrex731/
Maireg731/
Mayrex731/
Mmerek731/
Mhareq731/
Meareg731/
Marieg731/
Mareec731/
Marzeg731/
Mahreg731/
Marisk731/
Matryk731/
Maeryk731/
Maurec730/
Marejková7176/
Mareckova7151/
Marekhova715/
Mahreková715/
Marecková713/
Mayrekova712/
Maureková711/
Marejkova711/
Markova67113,091/
Mahareq671,587/
Mareque67846/
Marique67839/
Maharik67557/
Marigue67176/
Marescq67168/
Marijke67125/
Maruike67123/
Maryokh6787/
Maurick6775/
Morzeck6771/
Mayrick6767/
Marrick6763/
Markowa6752/
Marzick6727/
Mayrack6715/
Marzyck6714/
Maregue6710/
Morreck678/
Moreike678/
Maľarik676/
Maharyk674/
Mairike674/
Marrikh674/
Moreskh673/
Mhatreq672/
Maraike672/
Mayregg672/
Margiok672/
Maarike671/
Maryske671/
Marzegg671/
Marzhik671/
Marzuik671/
Marisks671/
Merreck671/
Mhatrec671/
Moreick671/
Mayruik671/
Moresck671/
Mauriec671/
Matreix671/
Maatryk671/
Marickx671/
Marriok671/
Marheig671/
Majrzyk671/
Meyreke671/
Mhaireg671/
Mojrekh671/
Mehrekh671/
Mahreeg671/
Marhequ671/
Marhike671/
Marikhe671/
Mouhrek671/
Marzhyk671/
Maatrik671/
Meyriek670/
Masrick670/
Maricke670/
Mearick670/
Merieck670/
Mattrex670/
Meireck670/

Marek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marek in the Georgian language
მარეკmarek-
Marek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙambark-
Marek in the Hindi language
मारेकmareka-
Marek in the Marathi language
मारीकmarika66.67
माणेकmaneka33.33
Marek in the Russian language
Марекmarek-
Marek in the Arabic language
ماريكmaryk-

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