Markos Surname
Approximately 70,443 people bear this surname
Markos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 64,392 | 1:1,515 | 269 |
| Greece | 1,477 | 1:7,502 | 894 |
| United States | 1,440 | 1:251,708 | 23,913 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Hungary | 602 | 1:16,306 | 1,865 |
| Romania | 387 | 1:51,881 | 6,426 |
| Indonesia | 286 | 1:462,410 | 38,282 |
| Australia | 184 | 1:146,716 | 15,637 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Russia | 68 | 1:2,119,457 | 129,651 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 1:52,052 | 5,162 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Armenia | 11 | 1:266,380 | 6,520 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Markoš (187), Márkos (147), Markoś (1) & Markoş (1) are calculated separately.
Markos (45,470) may also be a first name.
Markos Demographics
Markos Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Markos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Markos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Markos (Arabic: مرقوص, Georgian: მარკოს, Hindi: मार्कोस, Marathi: मरकोस, Oriya: ମାେକର୍ାସ୍, Russian: Маркос) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Markoš, Márkos, Markoś or Markoş. For other possible spellings of Markos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markos? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,066th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 103,453 people. The last name Markos is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Markos reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Markos is also the 20,035th most common first name at a global level It is held by 45,470 people.
The last name Markos is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 64,392 people, or 1 in 1,515. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Markos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Markos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 18,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Markos Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Markos last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Markos surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Markos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.75% more than the national average, earning R 408,132 per year; in United States they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $48,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,620 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Markos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Markos in the Georgian language | ||
| მარკოს | markos | - |
| Markos in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେକର୍ାସ୍ | maekaras | - |
| Markos in the Marathi language | ||
| मरकोस | marakosa | - |
| Markos in the Hindi language | ||
| मार्कोस | markosa | 50 |
| मारकोस | marakosa | 50 |
| Markos in the Russian language | ||
| Маркос | markos | - |
| Markos in the Arabic language | ||
| مرقوص | mrqws | - |
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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
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- 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 Markos
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