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
The last name Markela (Georgian: მარკელა, Russian: Маркела) occurs most in Finland. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Markela reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in Scandinavia. Markela is also the 248,543rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,040 people.
Markela is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 229,029. In Finland Markela is most prevalent in: Southwest Finland, where 83 percent reside, Satakunta, where 8 percent reside and Lapland, where 4 percent reside. Besides Finland this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 15 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
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
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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 Markela
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