Markaris Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Markaris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Markaris Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
Greece251:443,19258,048
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Markaris Last Name Facts

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

Markaris (Russian: Маркарис) is more commonly found in Cyprus than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markaris? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Markaris are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Markaris is most commonly held in Cyprus, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 32,773. In Cyprus Markaris is mostly concentrated in: Limassol District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cyprus this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 42 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markarois941/
Markharris891/
Marcaris883/
Markouris8239/
Merkauris821/
Marcoris751/
Marcares751/
Markoures711/
Marcouris711/
Marcoeris711/
Marcuires591/
Merkoureas5632/
Mercares5033/
Marqerez503/
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Markaris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markaris in the Russian language
Маркарисmarkaris-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Markaris
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