Markiss Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Markiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Markiss (36) may also be a first name.

Markiss Last Name Facts

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

Markiss occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Markiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Markiss reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Markiss is most frequent in: Idaho, where 40 percent live, California, where 36 percent live and Montana, where 16 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Markiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Markiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Markiss last name expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Markiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Markiss last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Markiss earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.67% more than the national average, earning $60,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markis921,042/
Markisz86261/
Markish86200/
Markies86171/
Markise8610/
Markois866/
Markess866/
Markios865/
Markuis865/
Marckis864/
Marciss862/
Markeis860/
Markhis860/
Marquiss80791/
Markisch8032/
Marckess8013/
Markquis802/
Markeise801/
Markayss801/
Markishd801/
Markesse801/
Markeish801/
Markes771,441/
Marcis771,139/
Markiz771,002/
Merkis77262/
Morkis77260/
Markiš7779/
Markys7714/
Marqis7713/
Markès772/
Markisova7595/
Marquiess7520/
Maerkisch7515/
Marckesse756/
Marquisse754/
Markquise751/
Marcaisse751/
Marquis7130,503/
Marchis713,307/
Marcais71520/
Morkisz71328/
Markese71314/
Merkies71184/
Markysh71108/
Markesh7160/
Marcois7133/
Markesz7130/
Marqies7129/
Merkisz7125/
Markeas7125/
Markishova7120/
Merkish7115/
Marcuis7114/
Markees7111/
Marckes716/
Marcess715/
Markysz714/
Markeus714/
Markeys712/
Markoić712/
Markkes711/
Morkess711/
Marqess711/
Mharkys711/
Marceis711/
Markhes710/
Markice710/
Marquess671,262/
Marquise67513/
Marquais67460/
Marquois67234/
Märkisch67180/
Marckese67122/
Marqueis6757/
Morkisch6744/
Markaich6735/
Mehrkish6724/
Marquist6718/
Marquies6716/
Merkisch6715/
Markease6712/
Marcquis678/
Markysch678/
Marcisch678/
Marcheis677/
Marchess673/
Marquish673/
Markesch673/
Marchisz672/
Markhese672/
Maarquis671/
Markiche671/
Marrquis671/
Markoitz671/
Markeyse671/
Marquisz671/
Markiezz670/
Marcoish670/
Marckeas670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Markiss
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