Markotter Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Markotter Surname Definition:

Cottager living in a frontier region (Mark in German). Compare “Welsh Marches”. See also Kotze.

Markotter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa981:552,83443,423
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Markötter (71) are calculated separately.

Markotter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cottager living in a frontier region (Mark in German). Compare “Welsh Marches”. See also Kotze.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Markotter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markotter has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant: Markötter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markotter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Markotter reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 552,834. In South Africa Markotter is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 54 percent live, Western Cape, where 29 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Markotter Last Name Statistics demography

Markotter earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 264.79% more than the national average, earning R 866,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markötter9671/
Markote8855/
Meerkotter8487/
Markhoiter840/
Marcotte8220,648/
Marketer827/
Markotet821/
Markuote821/
Meerkoetter803/
Morkötter7838/
Morketter7831/
Marcottte782/
Marrcotte782/
Marcootte781/
Marquotte781/
Marcote751,684/
Markota751,508/
Markate7569/
Markoti7517/
Markoty752/
Meerkötter74213/
Marcotti711,415/
Marcotty71163/
Markotay7176/
Marcatte7149/
Markouti7127/
Markotis7123/
Markotai7115/
Markatti7115/
Marcotta715/
Morcotte714/
Markatet711/
Markhate711/
Marcoteţ711/
Markkate711/
Morkotti711/
Markotich67112/
Markoutis6791/
Marquatte672/
Morkkatte671/

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