Markek Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Markek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia711:59,55811,098
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Márkek (1) are calculated separately.

Markek (12) may also be a first name.

Markek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markek is found most frequently in Croatia. It can be found as: Márkek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Markek are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

Markek is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 59,558. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 44 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 20 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 18 percent reside. Barring Croatia Markek exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Markek Last Name Statistics demography

Markek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Márkek941/
Markeek921/
Markheke861/
Markik83275/
Marcek83173/
Markec833/
Marchek77284/
Markeec771/
Morkeke771/
Marquek771/
Markeic771/
Markkova711/
Markic67501/
Marcik67260/
Marcík6719/
Merkik675/
Morcek675/
Markyx671/
Markquick670/

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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 Markek
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