Market Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Croatia

Market Surname Definition:

1. From residence at a market-place. 2. A contraction of Mercator, merchant.

Market Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Croatia731:57,92610,865
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
India341:22,560,747316,052
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
China141:97,665,8265,141
Belgium121:958,05473,966
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3681:136,46412,950

Market (1,253) may also be a first name.

Market Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. From residence at a market-place. 2. A contraction of Mercator, merchant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Market Last Name Facts

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

The last name Market (Bengali: মার্কেট, Marathi: मकट, Russian: Маркет) is found most in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Market? popularity and diffusion

The surname Market is the 438,773rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,331,045 people. Market occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Market live; 32 percent live in Southern Africa and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Market is also the 223,027th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,253 people.

The last name Market is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Market Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Market earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.35% more than the national average, earning R 518,892 per year and in Canada they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $59,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markiet92258/
Markett92201/
Marketz9276/
Marcket9219/
Markete9214/
Marketć925/
Marketh921/
Markeet921/
Markeit920/
Markeat920/
Markette86257/
Markeith863/
Marckett862/
Marckete861/
Markieth860/
Marcet833,246/
Merket83189/
Marked8370/
Markit8317/
Morket838/
Marqet832/
Marketova8042/
Marketsch808/
Marckette805/
Marquet7715,322/
Marchet771,808/
Merkett7719/
Marcett779/
Markite778/
Markhed774/
Morkete771/
Markitt771/
Markait771/
Markéth771/
Markead771/
Markied771/
Markked771/
Marqeet771/
Morkett771/
Merkeet770/
Morkest770/
Markquette750/
Marquete71612/
Marquett71284/
Marchett71168/
Markchit7179/
Markehed7112/
Marcheth718/
Marquest714/
Marcheet713/
Marquiet712/
Markaite712/
Morkette711/
Marqette711/
Markoitz711/
Marquetz711/
Marquedt710/
Marchedt710/
Marqueth710/
Marquette676,509/
Merkit671,125/
Morcet67253/
Marced6748/
Merked676/
Markid676/
Marqueste674/
Marcchett673/
Marcheitt672/
Marqhette671/
Marqed671/
Markitova671/

Market Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Market in the Bengali language
মার্কেটmarketa-
Market in the Marathi language
मकटmakata66.67
माकटmakata33.33
Market in the Russian language
Маркетmarket-

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