Markevich Surname

40,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Markevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus6,7751:1,40258
Russia5,0141:28,7443,982
Kazakhstan5051:35,0154,730
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Canada941:391,97434,739
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Monaco31:12,3552,088
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Markevich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markevich (Russian: Маркевич) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markevich? popularity and diffusion

The surname Markevich is the 40,950th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 570,364 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Markevich live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Markevich is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 6,775 people, or 1 in 1,402. In Belarus Markevich is most common in: Grodno Region, where 25 percent reside, Gomel Region, where 17 percent reside and Vitebsk Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Belarus it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 39 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Markevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Markevich last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (72%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Markevich last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Markevich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning $59,397 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Markevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markevich in the Russian language
Маркевичmarkevic-

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Footnotes

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