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 more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Märka or Márka. Click here for further potential spellings of Marka.
How Common Is The Last Name Marka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marka is the 82,117th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,234,131 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Marka reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Marka is also the 68,746th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 8,420 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3,475 people, or 1 in 220,738. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 63 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent are found and Assam, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Marka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Marka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States Marka are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the 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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