Markcus Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Markcus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Markcus (94) may also be a first name.
Markcus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markcus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Markcus is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Markcus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markcus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Markcus reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 94 people.
The last name Markcus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 59 percent reside, Sokoto, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Markcus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Markcus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Markcus surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Markcus
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