Marko Surname
Approximately 56,689 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15,685 | 1:3,375 | 468 |
| Malawi | 7,084 | 1:2,417 | 294 |
| South Sudan | 5,813 | 1:1,964 | 387 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| United States | 3,723 | 1:97,357 | 10,856 |
| Ukraine | 3,071 | 1:14,823 | 1,966 |
| Slovakia | 2,913 | 1:1,832 | 51 |
| Israel | 1,377 | 1:6,215 | 947 |
| Germany | 1,189 | 1:67,709 | 8,647 |
| DR Congo | 1,156 | 1:63,910 | 7,552 |
| Egypt | 1,129 | 1:81,431 | 7,252 |
| Austria | 994 | 1:8,567 | 1,108 |
| Russia | 940 | 1:153,322 | 17,716 |
| Canada | 798 | 1:46,172 | 5,663 |
| Albania | 735 | 1:3,965 | 728 |
| Poland | 734 | 1:51,783 | 8,167 |
| Kenya | 731 | 1:63,174 | 6,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 530 | 1:29,129 | 4,473 |
| Slovenia | 497 | 1:5,005 | 993 |
| India | 448 | 1:1,712,200 | 61,807 |
| Czechia | 420 | 1:25,318 | 3,978 |
| Belarus | 298 | 1:31,883 | 5,506 |
| Greece | 296 | 1:37,432 | 5,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 210 | 1:38,827 | 4,689 |
| Serbia | 210 | 1:34,024 | 3,573 |
| Romania | 207 | 1:96,995 | 11,065 |
| Indonesia | 199 | 1:664,569 | 51,932 |
| Brazil | 120 | 1:1,783,953 | 57,833 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Croatia | 86 | 1:49,170 | 9,482 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| Hungary | 73 | 1:134,470 | 12,406 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Kazakhstan | 28 | 1:631,518 | 43,439 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Transnistria | 27 | 1:17,581 | 3,214 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 | 1:764,671 | 8,666 |
| Moldova | 23 | 1:154,842 | 16,100 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Armenia | 9 | 1:325,576 | 7,297 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
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.
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Average Marko Salary in
United States
$45,902 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marko (Arabic: مركو, Georgian: მარკო, Hindi: मार्को, Marathi: माक, Russian: Марко) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Markó or Márkó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marko is the 9,930th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 128,553 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Marko reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 28 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,247th most widely held first name on earth, held by 248,042 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 15,685 people, or 1 in 3,375. In Tanzania Marko is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 18 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 8 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 104 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and South Sudan, where 10 percent reside.
Marko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Marko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marko last name rose 12,410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 9,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Marko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Marko 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 Republicans than the national average, with 52.71% registered to vote for the political 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
Marko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marko in the Georgian language | ||
| მარკო | marko | - |
| Marko in the Hindi language | ||
| मार्को | marko | 97.96 |
| मरको | marako | 1.36 |
| मारको | marako | 0.68 |
| Marko in the Marathi language | ||
| माक | maka | 54.55 |
| मारको | marako | 41.82 |
| मारकू | maraku | 1.82 |
| Marko in the Russian language | ||
| Марко | marko | - |
| Marko in the Arabic language | ||
| مركو | mrkw | - |
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Footnotes
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