Markja Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Markja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania5701:5,112968
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Markja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markja occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,873rd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Markja reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname Markja is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 5,112. In Albania it is mostly found in: Dibër County, where 56 percent reside, Tirana County, where 33 percent reside and Durrës County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Albania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Markja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Markja last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Markja earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markija9260/
Markjaja861/
Markhija861/
Markia83267/
Merkja83141/
Marksa8365/
Marcja832/
Markza832/
Markca831/
Margja831/
Markiah7747/
Markzai7719/
Mahrkia7714/
Markjui773/
Markhia772/
Maarkia771/
Markeah771/
Marckia771/
Maurkya771/
Marxa733/
Marcjasz71114/
Marckeha711/
Markeyia710/
Markie671,059/
Markio67642/
Morkya6712/
Marcía679/
Markougia678/
Markeo675/
Merkia674/
Markyo674/
Marcca672/
Morkia672/
Markèè671/
Merkya671/
Markayeah671/
Marxay671/
Maarkayya671/
Markco670/

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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 Markja
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