Markišić Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Markišić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markišić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro2501:2,558540
Serbia601:119,0828,988
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Markisić (6) & Markisic (59) are calculated separately.

Markišić Last Name Facts

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

Markišić is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Markisić or Markisic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markišić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Markišić is the 853,416th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Markišić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 2,558. In Montenegro Markišić is most frequent in: Plav Municipality, where 85 percent reside, Old Royal Capital Cetinje, where 4 percent reside and Podgorica Capital City, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Montenegro this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 19 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markisić966/
Markisic9259/
Markušić88576/
Markešić88464/
Markičić8822/
Markici804/
Markiçi801/
Markezić7572/
Markicic7520/
Markitsi7514/
Markucić7511/
Markisih7510/
Markusić7510/
Markaisi755/
Markesić753/
Markichi752/
Markisich7153/
Markitsis7134/
Markicich713/
Markishiç711/
Markizich711/
Markeçi67228/
Markisa6745/
Markezi6728/
Markesi6727/
Markeci6710/
Markise6710/
Marcici679/
Marcisi672/
Markice670/

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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 Markišić
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