Markas Surname
Approximately 477 people bear this surname
Markas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Greece | 111 | 1:99,818 | 16,778 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Markaš (2) are calculated separately.
Markas (2,681) may also be a first name.
Markas Demographics
Average Markas Salary in
United States
$33,101 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Markas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Markas (Arabic: مرقس, Bengali: মার্কাস, Hindi: मारकस, Marathi: माकर्स, Oriya: ମାକର୍ାସ, Russian: Маркас) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Markaš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 638,206th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Markas live; 31 percent live in South Asia and 27 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Markas is also the 141,538th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 2,681 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 55 percent reside, Assam, where 15 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Markas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Markas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Markas surname grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Markas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Markas last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Markas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning $33,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.24% more than the national average, earning $61,227 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Markas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Markas in the Bengali language | ||
| মার্কাস | markasa | - |
| Markas in the Marathi language | ||
| माकर्स | makarsa | 87.82 |
| मारकस | marakasa | 9.32 |
| मकर्स | makarsa | 0.46 |
| माकस | makasa | 0.37 |
| माकर् | makar | 0.28 |
| मरसाळे | marasale | 0.18 |
| माकुर्स | makursa | 0.18 |
| मकासरे | makasare | 0.18 |
| माकर्सा | makarsa | 0.09 |
| मिकस | mikasa | 0.09 |
| मावर्स | mavarsa | 0.09 |
| मर्क्युस | markyusa | 0.09 |
| मागासो | magaso | 0.09 |
| मारकोस | marakosa | 0.09 |
| Markas in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକର୍ାସ | makarasa | 78.76 |
| ମାକର୍ସ | makarsa | 13.47 |
| ମାକର୍ସ୍ | makars | 1.55 |
| ମାକର୍ାସ୍ | makaras | 1.55 |
| ମାକସ | makasa | 1.04 |
| ମାରକାସ | marakasa | 1.04 |
| ମାରକସ | marakasa | 0.52 |
| ମର୍ାକାସ | marakasa | 0.52 |
| ବାରୁଆ | baru'a | 0.52 |
| ମାକର୍ାଶ | makarasa | 0.52 |
| Markas in the Hindi language | ||
| मारकस | marakasa | 44 |
| मार्कस | markasa | 28 |
| मरकस | marakasa | 28 |
| Markas in the Russian language | ||
| Маркас | markas | - |
| Markas in the Arabic language | ||
| مرقس | mrqs | - |
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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 Markas
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