Marka Surname
Approximately 5,905 people bear this surname
Marka Surname User-submission:
It is an Aymara word and means 'town', 'city', or 'village'.
Marka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,475 | 1:220,738 | 13,067 |
| France | 534 | 1:124,387 | 18,898 |
| Indonesia | 349 | 1:378,938 | 32,392 |
| Germany | 202 | 1:398,542 | 36,874 |
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| Russia | 157 | 1:917,981 | 72,573 |
| Israel | 144 | 1:59,428 | 7,587 |
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | 1:66,834 | 8,731 |
| Niger | 119 | 1:161,277 | 5,814 |
| Austria | 82 | 1:103,847 | 14,900 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Albania | 39 | 1:74,719 | 8,285 |
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 1:82,922 | 10,664 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Märka (12) & Márka (12) are calculated separately.
Marka (8,420) may also be a first name.
Marka Surname Meaning
Marka Demographics
Average Marka Salary in
United States
$33,720 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marka (Arabic: مرقا, Bengali: মার্কা, Georgian: მარკა, Hindi: मार्क, Marathi: मारका, Oriya: ମାକର୍, Russian: Марка) is found most frequently in India. It can appear in the variant forms: Märka or Márka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Marka is the 82,117th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,131 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Marka are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 68,746th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 8,420 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3,475 people, or 1 in 220,738. In India Marka is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 63 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent reside and Assam, where 2 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Marka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Marka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marka last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States Marka are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Marka earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 31.86% less than the national average, earning 235,810 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,891 per year and in United States they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning $33,720 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marka in the Georgian language | ||
| მარკა | marka | - |
| Marka in the Bengali language | ||
| মার্কা | marka | - |
| Marka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକର୍ | makar | 67.78 |
| ମାକ | maka | 26.67 |
| ମାକର୍ା | makara | 3.61 |
| ମକର୍ | makar | 0.28 |
| ମକ | maka | 0.28 |
| ନାଇକା | na'ika | 0.28 |
| ମାେକା | maeka | 0.28 |
| Marka in the Marathi language | ||
| मारका | maraka | 45 |
| माक | maka | 42.5 |
| मारक | maraka | 5 |
| माकर्स | makarsa | 2.5 |
| माकर् | makar | 2.5 |
| मरी | mari | 2.5 |
| Marka in the Hindi language | ||
| मार्क | marka | 38.1 |
| मरका | maraka | 28.57 |
| मारका | maraka | 23.81 |
| मार्का | marka | 9.52 |
| Marka in the Russian language | ||
| Марка | marka | - |
| Marka in the Arabic language | ||
| مرقا | mrqa | - |
| مادكا | madka | - |
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