Markiza Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Markiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Markiza (525) may also be a first name.

Markiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markiza (Georgian: მარკიზა, Russian: Маркиза) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Markiza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Markiza are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Markiza is also the 368,302nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 525 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 50 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Poland, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Markiza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markiza in the Georgian language
მარკიზაmarkiza-
Markiza in the Russian language
Маркизаmarkiza-

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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 Markiza
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