Markes Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Markes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5571:650,73452,170
Russia1941:742,90262,269
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Spain571:820,21133,492
Czechia541:196,91628,617
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
England381:1,466,26563,675
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Austria141:608,24554,975
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France61:11,070,454349,096
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

The alternate forms: Markeš (65), Markès (2) & Márkes (1) are calculated separately.

Markes (444) may also be a first name.

Markes Last Name Facts

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

Markes (Marathi: माकस, Oriya: ମାେକର୍ଶ, Russian: Маркес) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Markeš, Markès or Márkes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,601st most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,057,284 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Markes reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Markes is also the 406,780th most common given name internationally, held by 444 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 557 people, or 1 in 650,734. In The United States Markes is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Portugal, where 9 percent reside.

Markes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Markes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Markes last name expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Markes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Markes are 22.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Markes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $23,680,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.72% more than the national average, earning $68,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markeš9465/
Markès942/
Márkes941/
Markese92314/
Markies92171/
Markesh9260/
Markesz9230/
Markeas9225/
Markees9211/
Marckes926/
Markess926/
Markeus924/
Markeys922/
Markkes921/
Markeis920/
Markhes920/
Marckese86122/
Marckess8613/
Markease8612/
Markesch863/
Markhese862/
Markeish861/
Markeyse861/
Markesse861/
Markeise861/
Marckeas860/
Markis831,042/
Merkes83928/
Marces83918/
Markez83322/
Morkes83225/
Marqes8396/
Markys8314/
Markesová8055/
Marketsch808/
Marckesse806/
Markesova802/
Marques771,102,966/
Marches77389/
Markisz77261/
Markish77200/
Merkies77184/
Markysh77108/
Meurkes77101/
Marketz7776/
Marqies7729/
Markiss7728/
Moerkes7727/
Merkesh7724/
Marqeus7718/
Merckes7713/
Markise7710/
Markois776/
Markuis775/
Markios775/
Marcess775/
Marketć775/
Marckis774/
Markysz774/
Marceis771/
Marqese771/
Marqess771/
Marqees771/
Morkess771/
Morkeys771/
Mharkys771/
Markice770/
Marceys770/
Markhis770/
Morkest770/
Markeshova7516/
Marquess711,262/
Marquese71189/
Marqueis7157/
Mmarques7148/
Marquees7140/
Markisch7132/
Maarkech7129/
Marquies7116/
Marrques7115/
Marqques7114/
Maarques7111/
Markysch718/
Marcheis717/
Marquest714/
Marquesz714/
Marcques713/
Marchess713/
Maerques713/
Marquezs713/
Markquis712/
Masrques712/
Margques712/
Mehrkesh712/
Markeece711/
Marquesh711/
Markeche711/
Markiche711/
Marquqes711/
Marquesd711/
Markishd711/
Marqhese711/
Marqueus711/
Markayss711/
Matrques711/
Markiezz710/
Marcis671,139/
Markiz671,002/
Merkis67262/
Morkis67260/
Morkesová67116/
Merkez67111/
Markisova6795/
Markiš6779/
Marqez6755/
Markyz6748/
Marquiess6720/
Morkys6717/
Maerkisch6715/
Marqis6713/
Marcez6711/
Merkeš676/
Marquesse673/
Merqes672/
Márkez672/
Marcès672/
Marcés672/
Morces672/
Markquise671/
Markyx671/
Morqes671/
Morkesova671/
D'Marques671/
Morkez671/
Marquques671/

Markes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markes in the Oriya language
ମାେକର୍ଶmaekarsa-
Markes in the Marathi language
माकसmakasa83.33
माकर्सmakarsa12.5
मकसmakasa4.17
Markes in the Russian language
Маркесmarkes-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Markes
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