Markos Surname

8,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Markos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia64,3921:1,515269
Greece1,4771:7,502894
United States1,4401:251,70823,913
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Hungary6021:16,3061,865
Romania3871:51,8816,426
Indonesia2861:462,41038,282
Australia1841:146,71615,637
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Sweden631:156,29810,904
England581:960,65648,451
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
France431:1,544,714145,815
India361:21,307,372304,812
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Cyprus171:52,0525,162
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Albania111:264,91415,006
Armenia111:266,3806,520
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Markoš (187), Márkos (147), Markoś (1) & Markoş (1) are calculated separately.

Markos (45,470) may also be a first name.

Markos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markos (Arabic: مرقوص, Georgian: მარკოს, Hindi: मार्कोस, Marathi: मरकोस, Oriya: ମାେକର୍ାସ୍, Russian: Маркос) is found most in Ethiopia. It may be found in the variant forms: 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 last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 103,453 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Markos are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 20,035th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 45,470 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 64,392 people, or 1 in 1,515. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Markos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Markos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Markos last name increased 18,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Markos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Markos last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Markos last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.13% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markoš94187/
Márkos94147/
Markoś941/
Markoş941/
Markose927,194/
Markous92982/
Markkos92162/
Markosh9237/
Marckos9220/
Markots9219/
Markoss9216/
Markhos9216/
Markoos9214/
Markoes928/
Markois926/
Markosz922/
Markods921/
Margkos921/
Markhous861,465/
Markouss8626/
Markkose8610/
Markkoos868/
Markhoss862/
Maarkose861/
Marckose861/
Markhose861/
Markcost861/
Markosch861/
Marcos83187,284/
Markus8383,695/
Morkos833,250/
Markas83477/
Markoč83338/
Merkos83236/
Markoç8394/
Markoz8385/
Marküs8346/
Markoć832/
Marqos831/
Markhouss801,145/
Markosova80155/
Markhouse8014/
Markosová808/
Markousse806/
Markush771,270/
Markhus77584/
Markoch77550/
Morkous77169/
Marcous77152/
Markuse77124/
Mourkos77122/
Markusz7797/
Margkas7773/
Marcose7758/
Markuss7755/
Marcoes7754/
Markase7735/
Markash7734/
Marcois7733/
Markcus7729/
Marckus7727/
Marqous7725/
Marcoss7718/
Morkoss7713/
Markkas7712/
Markasz776/
Markouz776/
Markuis775/
Marquos775/
Marcuos775/
Marccos775/
Markooz774/
Markeus774/
Marcoos773/
Markaus773/
Marqoos772/
Markaas772/
Markuus772/
Markkus772/
Mmarcos772/
Markoić772/
Markads771/
Markass771/
Markuhs771/
Markhas771/
Marküss771/
Marqoes771/
Maarcos771/
Masrcos771/
Matrkus771/
Maarkas771/
Morckos771/
Morrkos771/
Marqose771/
Mharkus771/
Mmarkus771/
Markhosova754/
Markhousse751/
Markusse71272/
Marquois71234/
Markusch71106/
Marcosse7137/
Mourgkos7125/
Marqoush7123/
Markoutz7112/
Marcouse717/
Merkhous714/
Markutse713/
Markhash713/
Markhaus712/
Markauss712/
Markhush711/
Marckoshova711/
Markoitz711/
Marzkouz711/
Marcouss711/
Morkouss711/
D'Marcos711/
Markushe711/
Markhouz711/
Markeaus710/
Marcotts710/
Marrcoss710/
Marcoish710/
Marcus6777,589/
Morcos6715,869/
Márkus676,632/
Morkoç675,664/
Marcas672,091/
Markuš671,711/
Marcoz671,466/
Markač67560/
Marqas67540/
Morkus67405/
Markusová67306/
Markuz67188/
Markozova67147/
Markušová67142/
Markasova67117/
Merkas67104/
Markaz6798/
Morkas6785/
Markusova6778/
Markošová6759/
Markuzova6750/
Markuś6744/
Marcoş6743/
Markatsch6726/
Markazova6722/
Mercos6717/
Merkoz6712/
Marcús676/
Marcox675/
Morqos675/
Markhouch674/
Markać673/
Marqoz672/
Mehrkhosh672/
Markaš672/
Marckoushova671/
Morkosová671/
Markuşova671/
Markušova671/
Mărkus671/

Markos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markos in the Georgian language
მარკოსmarkos-
Markos in the Oriya language
ମାେକର୍ାସ୍maekaras-
Markos in the Marathi language
मरकोसmarakosa-
Markos in the Hindi language
मार्कोसmarkosa50
मारकोसmarakosa50
Markos in the Russian language
Маркосmarkos-
Markos in the Arabic language
مرقوصmrqws-

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