Markay Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Markay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 170 | 1:595,519 | 64,950 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Markay (427) may also be a first name.
Markay Demographics
Markay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Markay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Markay is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Markay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Markay is the 933,049th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname Markay is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Markay are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 415,584th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 427 people.
The last name Markay is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 595,519. In The Philippines Markay is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 69 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 30 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.
Markay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Markay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Markay last name rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Markay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Markay surname is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Markay last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.
Markay earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.94% more than the national average, earning $57,362 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
- 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 Markay
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