Markard Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Markard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1661:484,97341,888
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Markárd (1) are calculated separately.

Markard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Markard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Markard is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Markárd. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Markard are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 484,973. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 67 percent live, Hesse, where 20 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany Markard is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Markard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Markard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Markard surname rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Markard Last Name Statistics demography

Markard earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.12% more than the national average, earning $66,500 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Markard
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