Markens Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Markens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Markens (375) may also be a first name.

Markens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markens (Russian: Маркенс) is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Markens? popularity and diffusion

Markens is the 1,955,159th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Markens is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Markens live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Markens is also the 448,097th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 375 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent are found, Berlin, where 22 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Markens occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Markens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Markens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Markens Last Name Statistics demography

Markens earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.63% more than the national average, earning $76,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maerkens9310/
Marckens932/
Markns921/
Merkens861,298/
Markins86573/
Mörkens8677/
Marcens8614/
Markenz861/
Morkens861/
Mehrkens80948/
Moerkens80477/
Moorkens80454/
Merckens80341/
Meurkens80272/
Meerkens8094/
Markynsh801/
Markence801/
Marchens801/
Merhkens800/
Mohrkens800/
Marquense755/
Mehrckens752/
Markendje751/
Merkins71182/
Marcins7110/
Morkins713/
Markinz711/
Meerkins6722/
Marquins673/
Marchins671/
Mehrkins670/
Moorkins670/
Marquenze631/
Marcinš574/
Marquinz532/

Markens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markens in the Russian language
Маркенсmarkens-

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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 Markens
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