Markides Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Markides Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markides Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus5541:1,597209
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
United States881:4,118,852221,730
England371:1,505,89364,828
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Greece161:692,48777,522
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Macau21:300,8151,009
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154

The alternate forms: Markidès (1) are calculated separately.

Markides Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markides is found in Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Markidès. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Markides? popularity and diffusion

The last name Markides is the 383,389th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Markides live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Cyprus, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 1,597. In Cyprus Markides is primarily concentrated in: Nicosia District, where 62 percent live, Limassol District, where 32 percent live and Larnaca District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Cyprus this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Markides Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Markides last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Markides earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.84% more than the national average, earning R 334,692 per year; in United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,094 CAD per year.

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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 Markides
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