Mark Surname

1,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

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.

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Mark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria124,3801:1,424184
Papua New Guinea65,7851:12413
United States24,9541:14,5251,819
South Sudan13,7391:831168
Sudan7,5601:4,962714
Ghana6,6501:4,063587
Tanzania6,3301:8,3641,102
Germany5,4481:14,7771,925
Kenya5,3131:8,6921,132
Malawi5,0451:3,393443
Canada4,6231:7,9701,173
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Togo3,2551:2,227277
Egypt3,2341:28,4283,124
Australia3,2211:8,3811,247
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
England3,0931:18,0142,577
Sri Lanka2,0471:10,1651,474
India1,6971:452,01323,325
Israel1,5261:5,608843
Iraq1,5091:23,2091,257
Liberia1,4551:3,030397
Trinidad and Tobago1,3531:1,008149
Austria1,2591:6,764838
Jordan1,1021:8,0241,543
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Denmark9831:5,742530
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Palestine7821:5,8171,276
Hong Kong7731:9,490308
New Zealand7571:5,982999
Switzerland6841:12,0071,980
Solomon Islands5971:97237
South Africa5821:93,08911,378
Grenada5271:20635
Netherlands5151:32,7915,463
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Malaysia4671:63,1574,699
Romania4381:45,8405,720
Estonia4261:3,103225
Lebanon3751:15,0322,042
Sweden3691:26,6852,172
Scotland3531:15,1671,903
Vanuatu3151:836191
Northern Ireland2941:6,2761,135
United Arab Emirates2681:34,1883,655
France2201:301,92146,106
Saint Lucia2151:832155
Venezuela1981:152,5464,663
Pakistan1971:906,82212,289
Zimbabwe1711:90,28212,982
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Panama1531:25,5701,581
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
Thailand1381:511,87289,138
Afghanistan1311:245,4444,220
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Ireland1111:42,4233,272
Wales1081:28,6532,938
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Japan1041:1,229,27222,213
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Finland861:63,9157,300
Ukraine861:529,33459,870
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Spain761:615,15828,427
Guyana751:10,1631,520
Czechia741:143,69622,443
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Micronesia731:1,455358
Poland691:550,85151,833
Marshall Islands671:773180
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Greece611:181,63629,268
China591:23,174,9421,270
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Barbados571:5,043585
Dominica551:1,380256
Belgium511:225,42428,627
United States Virgin Islands381:2,905495
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
British Virgin Islands301:1,053167
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Benin271:382,80028,543
Greenland251:2,255265
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Vietnam191:4,876,1082,402
Norway161:321,39331,311
Iceland151:25,3391,935
American Samoa141:3,983910
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Belize131:27,3442,013
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Bermuda121:5,440820
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Guam81:20,0153,029
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Laos41:1,647,081888
Malta41:107,5681,849
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Swaziland41:324,550996
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2651:16,7162,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1281:21,6093,058
Scotland3261:11,4821,408
Wales621:25,2971,450
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7351:18,3612,321

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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 Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

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

The Christian name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Marcus, a field; polite, shining.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Márk921,003/
Märk92376/
Marke893,976/
Marck892,158/
Markh89119/
Åmark8997/
Maerk8986/
Maråk8953/
Maark8935/
Marzk8926/
Markk8920/
Marrk8911/
Markg895/
Mairk894/
Ømark893/
Meark891/
Maurk891/
Markq891/
Markå891/
Mahrk891/
Marhk891/
Marksz80104/
Marcke8029/
Markke8029/
Åhmark8022/
Markås8022/
Håmark8010/
Markhe805/
Mharke805/
Mairke804/
Mearek803/
D'Mark802/
Maarke802/
Mahark802/
Masrke801/
Marksø801/
Marckt801/
Markhh801/
Mharkh801/
Mearke800/
Marx7588,920/
Marc7553,324/
Merk7516,308/
Mork755,931/
Mörk751,797/
Marg751,335/
Marq75539/
Markova73113,091/
Marková7313,854/
Markowa7352/
Marksch7351/
Maireke732/
Markquz731/
D'marck730/
Mairzck730/
Mearcke730/
Merck673,911/
Marcq673,170/
Morck67700/
Mörke67340/
Mörck67209/
Marqu67205/
Merkh67173/
Morzk67122/
Morke67119/
Meurk67114/
Moerk67107/
Marcx6766/
Margh6764/
Mourk6761/
Meerk6750/
Marhx6748/
Märks6748/
Märke6739/
Marxs6728/
Morkh6728/
Mearg6716/
Marqs6714/
Markehed6712/
Markowna6712/
Maurx679/
Marqz677/
Margs676/
Märkt676/
Matrx676/
Markhova673/
Marxh673/
Moork673/
Margc673/
Masrc673/
Margt672/
Marckova672/
Mairc672/
Maarg672/
Marcì672/
Marqq672/
Maurg671/
Margz671/
Markkova671/
Marrc671/
Morrk671/
Moyrk671/
Merkk671/
Màrck671/
Maerg671/
Marcková671/
Mārks671/
Maurc671/
Maharkch671/
M'Erk671/
Marqe671/
Marrg670/
Marrx670/
Maarc670/

Mark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mark in the Georgian language
მარკmark-
Mark in the Tibetan language
མརཀོ་marko-
Mark in the Hindi language
मार्कmarka95.8
मारकmaraka2.52
मर्कmarka0.84
Mark in the Bengali language
মার্কmarka83.33
মর্কmarka16.67
Mark in the Oriya language
ମାକର୍makar78.57
ମାକmaka7.14
ମର୍ାକmaraka7.14
ମାକ୍ର୍makr7.14
Mark in the Marathi language
माकmaka47.83
मारकmaraka39.13
मािरकmairaka8.7
मकmaka4.35
Mark in the Russian language
Маркmark-
Mark in the Arabic language
معركmrk-
ماركmark-

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