Markeh Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Markeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Markeh (13) may also be a first name.
Markeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Markeh is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Markeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Markeh live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 113,039. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 54 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 38 percent reside and Bomi County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Markeh exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Markeh
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