Marko Surname

9,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Marko Surname User-submission:

A name originally from Hebrew. It means 'great speaker'. It is a very common name in Brazil. There is a city baptized with a variant of this name in Brazil, Marcolândia in the state of Piauí.

Marko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania15,6851:3,375468
Malawi7,0841:2,417294
South Sudan5,8131:1,964387
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
United States3,7231:97,35710,856
Ukraine3,0711:14,8231,966
Slovakia2,9131:1,83251
Israel1,3771:6,215947
Germany1,1891:67,7098,647
DR Congo1,1561:63,9107,552
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Austria9941:8,5671,108
Russia9401:153,32217,716
Canada7981:46,1725,663
Albania7351:3,965728
Poland7341:51,7838,167
Kenya7311:63,1746,142
Zimbabwe5301:29,1294,473
Slovenia4971:5,005993
India4481:1,712,20061,807
Czechia4201:25,3183,978
Belarus2981:31,8835,506
Greece2961:37,4325,955
Papua New Guinea2101:38,8274,689
Serbia2101:34,0243,573
Romania2071:96,99511,065
Indonesia1991:664,56951,932
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Australia1001:269,95724,430
England911:612,28636,401
Croatia861:49,1709,482
France831:800,27496,515
Zambia751:211,33213,534
Hungary731:134,47012,406
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Finland451:122,14911,804
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Transnistria271:17,5813,214
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Burkina Faso241:764,6718,666
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Norway91:571,36544,190
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Markó (4,480) & Márkó (150) are calculated separately.

Marko (248,042) may also be a first name.

Marko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A name originally from Hebrew. It means 'great speaker'. It is a very common name in Brazil. There is a city baptized with a variant of this name in Brazil, Marcolândia in the state of Piauí.

- mpgg1988

Marko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marko (Arabic: مركو, Georgian: მარკო, Hindi: मार्को, Marathi: माक, Russian: Марко) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Markó or Márkó. For other potential spellings of Marko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,930th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 128,553 people. The surname Marko is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Marko live; 39 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Marko is also the 4,247th most frequent first name in the world, held by 248,042 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 15,685 people, or 1 in 3,375. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 18 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 8 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and South Sudan, where 10 percent are found.

Marko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marko last name increased 12,410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 9,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Marko last name are 5.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning 331,894 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $53,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markó934,480/
Markou919,958/
Markoč91338/
Marcko91164/
Mayrko91150/
Markko91142/
Markho9197/
Markoç9194/
Mairko9156/
Maerko9149/
Markoh9135/
Markoa9114/
Markoo9113/
Markoy9111/
Markoć912/
Markoj911/
Matrko911/
Markoś911/
Markoş911/
Markoi911/
Margko911/
Marzko911/
Markco910/
Márkó87150/
Markoch83550/
Markhou8344/
Markots8319/
Markhot8314/
Markooz834/
Markoux834/
Maharko834/
Markoth833/
Mahyrko833/
Markoić832/
Mađarko831/
Marzhko831/
Markcou831/
Markhod831/
Markods831/
Margkos831/
Markoud831/
Marco80153,501/
Marka805,905/
Merko801,477/
Morko80208/
Marqo801/
Markóová7716/
Markoutz7712/
Markcoux772/
Markhoss772/
Markoitz771/
Markuoth771/
Markcost771/
Markhout771/
Markosch771/
Markhouz771/
Marcos73187,284/
Morkoç735,664/
Marcou734,925/
Marcot731,493/
Marcoz731,466/
Markač73560/
Marzka73205/
Markót73136/
Maarka73103/
Markha7374/
Marcoň7366/
Markah7348/
Marcoș7344/
Marcoş7343/
Morkoy7338/
Mayrka7336/
Mairka7313/
Morkoi7313/
Marcoi739/
Margka739/
Marqoh738/
Marcoa737/
Markka736/
Marcco736/
Marcoo735/
Markaa735/
Meerko734/
Morkoo734/
Marcoy733/
Marcod733/
Markać733/
Merkoj733/
Marqoz732/
Marquo732/
Morkou732/
Markaš732/
Maerco731/
Marqou731/
Morzko731/
Morkoh731/
Matrco731/
Maarco731/
Markca731/
Marcoh731/
Marcop731/
Mairco731/
Mmarka731/
Merkho731/
Marqos731/
Marcuo731/
Markhouss711,145/
Markhouch714/
Maharkood711/
Marcoux6717,054/
Marcott671,157/
Marqouz67593/
Maurcot67172/
Marcous67152/
Mourkos67122/
Marcout6785/
Marcoup6774/
Margkas6773/
Mourkou6772/
Marquot6757/
Markacz6754/
Marcoud6753/
Marcoot6748/
Markóth6739/
Marcois6733/
D'Marco6730/
Marqous6725/
Marcoch6723/
Markhaa6719/
Moorkop6719/
Marcoss6718/
Mahyrka6716/
Morkoss6713/
Marquou679/
Markasz676/
Marquos675/
Marcuos675/
Marccos675/
Marqooz674/
Marcoos673/
Marqoos672/
Mmarcos672/
Maharka672/
Mađarka671/
Markads671/
Marquoz671/
Maarcos671/
Masrcos671/
Maarkas671/
Marquoi671/
Markeau671/
Markhah671/
Markhót671/
Marcoit671/
Morkhoo671/
Morckos671/
Morrkos671/
Hmarcou671/
Marcozz671/
Maarkat671/
Marcopp670/

Marko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marko in the Georgian language
მარკოmarko-
Marko in the Hindi language
मार्कोmarko97.96
मरकोmarako1.36
मारकोmarako0.68
Marko in the Marathi language
माकmaka54.55
मारकोmarako41.82
मारकूmaraku1.82
Marko in the Russian language
Маркоmarko-
Marko in the Arabic language
مركوmrkw-

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Footnotes

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