Markela Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Markela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Markela (1,040) may also be a first name.
Markela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Markela (Georgian: მარკელა, Russian: Маркела) is found most in Finland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Markela live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 248,543rd most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,040 people.
The last name Markela is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 229,029. In Finland Markela is most common in: Southwest Finland, where 83 percent are found, Satakunta, where 8 percent are found and Lapland, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Finland it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 15 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Markela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Markela in the Georgian language | ||
| მარკელა | markela | - |
| Markela in the Russian language | ||
| Маркела | markela | - |
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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 Markela
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