Mark Surname
Approximately 318,231 people bear this surname
Mark Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mark'; v. Marcus.' Marke, propyr name': Promptorium Parvulorum In many cases Marks (and Marx) is a variant of March, which see. Mark was a rare personal name in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Read More About This SurnameMark Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124,380 | 1:1,424 | 184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65,785 | 1:124 | 13 |
| United States | 24,954 | 1:14,525 | 1,819 |
| South Sudan | 13,739 | 1:831 | 168 |
| Sudan | 7,560 | 1:4,962 | 714 |
| Ghana | 6,650 | 1:4,063 | 587 |
| Tanzania | 6,330 | 1:8,364 | 1,102 |
| Germany | 5,448 | 1:14,777 | 1,925 |
| Kenya | 5,313 | 1:8,692 | 1,132 |
| Malawi | 5,045 | 1:3,393 | 443 |
| Canada | 4,623 | 1:7,970 | 1,173 |
| Ethiopia | 4,024 | 1:24,241 | 3,065 |
| Togo | 3,255 | 1:2,227 | 277 |
| Egypt | 3,234 | 1:28,428 | 3,124 |
| Australia | 3,221 | 1:8,381 | 1,247 |
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| England | 3,093 | 1:18,014 | 2,577 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,047 | 1:10,165 | 1,474 |
| India | 1,697 | 1:452,013 | 23,325 |
| Israel | 1,526 | 1:5,608 | 843 |
| Iraq | 1,509 | 1:23,209 | 1,257 |
| Liberia | 1,455 | 1:3,030 | 397 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,353 | 1:1,008 | 149 |
| Austria | 1,259 | 1:6,764 | 838 |
| Jordan | 1,102 | 1:8,024 | 1,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Denmark | 983 | 1:5,742 | 530 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Palestine | 782 | 1:5,817 | 1,276 |
| Hong Kong | 773 | 1:9,490 | 308 |
| New Zealand | 757 | 1:5,982 | 999 |
| Switzerland | 684 | 1:12,007 | 1,980 |
| Solomon Islands | 597 | 1:972 | 37 |
| South Africa | 582 | 1:93,089 | 11,378 |
| Grenada | 527 | 1:206 | 35 |
| Netherlands | 515 | 1:32,791 | 5,463 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Malaysia | 467 | 1:63,157 | 4,699 |
| Romania | 438 | 1:45,840 | 5,720 |
| Estonia | 426 | 1:3,103 | 225 |
| Lebanon | 375 | 1:15,032 | 2,042 |
| Sweden | 369 | 1:26,685 | 2,172 |
| Scotland | 353 | 1:15,167 | 1,903 |
| Vanuatu | 315 | 1:836 | 191 |
| Northern Ireland | 294 | 1:6,276 | 1,135 |
| United Arab Emirates | 268 | 1:34,188 | 3,655 |
| France | 220 | 1:301,921 | 46,106 |
| Saint Lucia | 215 | 1:832 | 155 |
| Venezuela | 198 | 1:152,546 | 4,663 |
| Pakistan | 197 | 1:906,822 | 12,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 171 | 1:90,282 | 12,982 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Panama | 153 | 1:25,570 | 1,581 |
| Russia | 142 | 1:1,014,951 | 77,987 |
| Thailand | 138 | 1:511,872 | 89,138 |
| Afghanistan | 131 | 1:245,444 | 4,220 |
| Argentina | 121 | 1:353,251 | 27,617 |
| Brazil | 115 | 1:1,861,516 | 59,915 |
| Ireland | 111 | 1:42,423 | 3,272 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:28,653 | 2,938 |
| Philippines | 105 | 1:964,174 | 84,481 |
| Japan | 104 | 1:1,229,272 | 22,213 |
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Finland | 86 | 1:63,915 | 7,300 |
| Ukraine | 86 | 1:529,334 | 59,870 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Spain | 76 | 1:615,158 | 28,427 |
| Guyana | 75 | 1:10,163 | 1,520 |
| Czechia | 74 | 1:143,696 | 22,443 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Micronesia | 73 | 1:1,455 | 358 |
| Poland | 69 | 1:550,851 | 51,833 |
| Marshall Islands | 67 | 1:773 | 180 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| China | 59 | 1:23,174,942 | 1,270 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Barbados | 57 | 1:5,043 | 585 |
| Dominica | 55 | 1:1,380 | 256 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 38 | 1:2,905 | 495 |
| Hungary | 35 | 1:280,465 | 21,617 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30 | 1:1,053 | 167 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| Greenland | 25 | 1:2,255 | 265 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Vietnam | 19 | 1:4,876,108 | 2,402 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 1:147,479 | 8,354 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1:22,532 | 985 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 265 | 1:16,716 | 2,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,128 | 1:21,609 | 3,058 |
| Scotland | 326 | 1:11,482 | 1,408 |
| Wales | 62 | 1:25,297 | 1,450 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,735 | 1:18,361 | 2,321 |
The alternate forms: Márk (1,003) & Märk (376) are calculated separately.
Mark (4,592,330) may also be a first name.
Mark Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mark'; v. Marcus.' Marke, propyr name': Promptorium Parvulorum In many cases Marks (and Marx) is a variant of March, which see. Mark was a rare personal name in the 13th and 14th centuries. With Marx, compare Dix, Rix, Cox, Wilcox, &c.
William Marke, Southamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas Mark, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Johannes Markson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1575- Jonn Marks, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.
1593-4. George Marks, Cornwall: ibid.
1740. Married — John Marks and Sarah Powell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
From the personal name 'Mark, ' unless it be (probably) a hardened form of March, q. v. Job Merk was tenant in the towne of Midlyme, 1567 (Kelso, p. 520). Peter Marke in Lessudden, 1684 (RRM., III, p. 42). The Border between Scotland and England was divided into the East March, Middle March, and West March. Mark, a Galwegian by race, bishop of Man and the Hebrides, who died 1303 (ES., II, p. 673) derived from the personal name.
The Latin Marcus, a common Roman prænomen (gen. abbreviated M.) = Hammer [Latin marcus, a hammer; diminutive marculus] (English) Dweller at a Mark or Boundary [Old English m(e)arc]
(English) Dweller at the boundary or boundary mark; descendant of Mark (belonging to Mars, the god of war); one who came from Marck (frontier district), in France; one who came from Mark (boundary house), in Somerset.
The Christian name.
The same as Marcus, a field; polite, shining.
From M., Normandy. Geoffry de Marco and his sons are mentioned by Ordericus Vitalis (591). In 1148 Robert de Marc had lands at Winchester (Wint. Domesd.). The name occurs t. Stephen (Mon. ii. 109).
Marks was the name of a family of Bideford merchants in the 17th and 18th centuries; John Marks was a noted Bideford surgeon in the reign of Anne (Wat.). At present, however, Honiton is the principal Devonshire home of the name.
User-submitted Reference
From Polish to English, Marek translates as 'Mark'. This name can be used both as a surname and a first name.
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Mark Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Mark Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mark Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mark (Arabic: معرك, Bengali: মার্ক, Georgian: მარკ, Hindi: मार्क, Marathi: माक, Oriya: ମାକର୍, Russian: Марк, Tibetan: མརཀོ་) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Márk or Märk. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mark? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,727th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,900 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Mark live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 76th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 4,592,330 people.
The last name Mark is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 124,380 people, or 1 in 1,424. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 53 percent reside, Adamawa, where 7 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 180 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Mark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mark has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 912 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 58 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mark Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Christian (99%) in Kenya, Maronite (71%) in Lebanon, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Mark are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mark earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.75% more than the national average, earning 500,941 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,973 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.89% more than the national average, earning R 360,960 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,963 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mark Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mark in the Georgian language | ||
| მარკ | mark | - |
| Mark in the Tibetan language | ||
| མརཀོ་ | marko | - |
| Mark in the Hindi language | ||
| मार्क | marka | 95.8 |
| मारक | maraka | 2.52 |
| मर्क | marka | 0.84 |
| Mark in the Bengali language | ||
| মার্ক | marka | 83.33 |
| মর্ক | marka | 16.67 |
| Mark in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକର୍ | makar | 78.57 |
| ମାକ | maka | 7.14 |
| ମର୍ାକ | maraka | 7.14 |
| ମାକ୍ର୍ | makr | 7.14 |
| Mark in the Marathi language | ||
| माक | maka | 47.83 |
| मारक | maraka | 39.13 |
| मािरक | mairaka | 8.7 |
| मक | maka | 4.35 |
| Mark in the Russian language | ||
| Марк | mark | - |
| Mark in the Arabic language | ||
| معرك | mrk | - |
| مارك | mark | - |
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Mark Reference & Research
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