Markiš Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Markiš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 60 | 1:70,477 | 12,599 |
| Serbia | 17 | 1:420,291 | 18,230 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Markis (1,042) are calculated separately.
Markiš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markiš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Markiš has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can be found as a variant: Markis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markiš? popularity and diffusion
The surname Markiš is the 2,121,169th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Markiš are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 70,477. In Croatia Markiš is most prevalent in: Zagreb County, where 60 percent reside, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 15 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 22 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Markiš
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