Where Does The Last Name Mark Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mark (Arabic: معرك, Bengali: মার্ক, Georgian: მარკ, Hindi: मार्क, Marathi: माक, Oriya: ମାକର୍, Russian: Марк, Tibetan: མརཀོ་) occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant: Márk or Märk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mark? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mark is the 1,727^th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,900 people. It 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 76^th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 4,592,330 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124,380 people, or 1 in 1,424. In Nigeria Mark is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 53 percent live, Adamawa, where 7 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Mark occurs in 180 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Mark Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mark has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mark surname grew 912 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 274 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 58 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mark Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mark last name 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 those holding the Mark surname are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.65% being registered with 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.