Markner Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Markner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Märkner (6) are calculated separately.

Markner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markner is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Märkner. Click here for further possible spellings of Markner.

How Common Is The Last Name Markner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Markner is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Markner is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Markner are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 789,269. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Markner
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