Marinković Surname

21,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Marinković Surname User-submission:

This is a Serbian and Croatian patronymic, derived from Marinko, a diminutive of the name Marin, meaning 'of the sea'.

Marinković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia19,6511:36452
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,9061:1,217188
Croatia1,5481:2,732222
Kosovo5451:3,416561
Slovenia4151:5,9941,264
North Macedonia2611:8,0521,389
Montenegro2531:2,528536
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Marinkovic (4,482) & Marinkovič (49) are calculated separately.

Marinković Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Serbian and Croatian patronymic, derived from Marinko, a diminutive of the name Marin, meaning 'of the sea'.

- Junie

This surname comes from a name Marinko, so people whose surname is Marinković are successors of a man called Marinko.

- helam2002

Marinković Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marinković is most common in Serbia. It can also appear as a variant: Marinkovic or Marinkovič. For other potential spellings of Marinković click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marinković? popularity and diffusion

Marinković is the 21,310th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 284,725 people. Marinković is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Marinković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is held by 19,651 people, or 1 in 364. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 17 percent live, Nišava District, where 7 percent live and Podunavlje District, where 7 percent live. Not including Serbia it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

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Marinković Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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