Markelia Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Markelia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | 115 | 1:2,112 | 506 |
| Georgia | 24 | 1:156,064 | 10,700 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Markelia (64) may also be a first name.
Markelia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markelia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Markelia (Georgian: მარკელია, Russian: Маркелиа) occurs in Abkhazia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markelia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Markelia live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Abkhazo-West Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 64 people.
The last name Markelia is most commonly occurring in Abkhazia, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 2,112. In Abkhazia it is mostly concentrated in: Gali District, where 49 percent live, Ochamchira District, where 33 percent live and Sukhumi District, where 10 percent live. Apart from Abkhazia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Markelia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Markelia in the Georgian language | ||
| მარკელია | markelia | - |
| Markelia in the Russian language | ||
| Маркелиа | markelia | - |
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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 Markelia
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