Markels Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Markels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Markels (22) may also be a first name.

Markels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markels is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Markels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Markels are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Markels is also the 2,301,746th most common first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 30 percent reside, Florida, where 25 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 4 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Markels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Markels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Markels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Markels surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.95% being registered with the political party.

Markels earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,265 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markelz86120/
Markles8627/
Mörkels8611/
Marcels8610/
Morkels869/
Markils861/
Merkels860/
Marcells8037/
Markless8016/
Marchels803/
Moerkels801/
Merkls771/
Marcelles7524/
Marcell's751/
Merkelz7120/
Marklez711/
Marcles710/
Merkles710/
Marclese671/
Marcklez670/
Marcellez6363/
Morcelles6325/
Marcilles638/
Marquilles59128/
Mercles571/
Morcles571/
Morqles571/
Marcillez501/
Morcilles501/

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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 Markels
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