Markovic Surname

41,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Markovic Surname User-submission:

This is a Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, etc., surname, denoting a descendant of Marko (Mark in English). The surname is derived from the name Marko, meaning 'god of war', and the common Slavic diminutive suffix -vić. Sometimes it is anglicized to Markovic or Markovich.

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Markovic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2,8001:3,041296
United States1,7661:205,24320,140
Germany1,6461:48,9106,388
Australia9961:27,1043,687
France9951:66,7579,216
Canada9851:37,4074,738
Switzerland8761:9,3751,528
Sweden5851:16,8321,437
England2781:200,42517,512
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
Italy1661:368,41442,786
Serbia1181:60,5505,636
Spain1111:421,19022,576
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Greece971:114,22519,199
Norway811:63,4859,023
Denmark651:86,8428,367
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Malta241:17,9281,021
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Kosovo141:132,9916,224
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
China61:227,886,92811,701
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Andorra11:83,8382,381
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Marković (91,099), Markovič (2,463) & Markoviç (20) are calculated separately.

Markovic (23) may also be a first name.

Markovic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, etc., surname, denoting a descendant of Marko (Mark in English). The surname is derived from the name Marko, meaning 'god of war', and the common Slavic diminutive suffix -vić. Sometimes it is anglicized to Markovic or Markovich.

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Markovic Last Name Facts

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

Markovic is most common in Austria. It can occur as a variant: Marković, Markovič or Markoviç. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markovic? popularity and diffusion

The last name Markovic is the 41,486th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 579,342 people. Markovic is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Markovic live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Markovic is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 2,800 people, or 1 in 3,041. In Austria Markovic is most numerous in: Vienna, where 74 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 7 percent reside and Styria, where 5 percent reside. Barring Austria Markovic exists in 91 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Markovic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Markovic surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Markovic earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.57% less than the national average, earning 281,824 kr per year; in Peru they earn 68.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,756 per year; in South Africa they earn 358.13% more than the national average, earning R 1,088,700 per year; in United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $52,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marković9691,099/
Markovič962,463/
Markoviç9620/
Markovich949,064/
Markovicz94262/
Markovici9420/
Markovick947/
Markoviec944/
Markovicc942/
Markovitch89474/
Markovitcs8925/
Markoviscz8910/
Markhovich895/
Marckovich895/
Mayrkovich892/
Markovisch891/
Markovoich891/
Markovichj891/
Markovec88127/
Marcovic8877/
Markovik8859/
Markowic8825/
Markoviz8812/
Markoviq8811/
Markavic882/
Markoviš882/
Markobic881/
Morkovic881/
Markovig881/
Markovicova8450/
Markovicová844/
Markovitsch843/
Markovitz825,771/
Markowicz825,711/
Markovych824,429/
Marcovich821,687/
Marcovici821,511/
Markovits821,196/
Markowich82207/
Marcovicz82180/
Márkovics8278/
Morkovich8272/
Markowiec8267/
Markavich8240/
Marcovics8222/
Markovitš8219/
Markowick828/
Markovish824/
Markovetc824/
Markovech822/
Marcovicg822/
Markoivić822/
Maarković821/
Markasvic821/
Markobick821/
Markowitc821/
Marcovicc821/
Markovecs821/
Markowics821/
Marcovick821/
Markovicsová8070/
Markovicsova809/
Markoviczová802/
Marcovitch78324/
Marcoviche7877/
Markowitch7827/
Markavitch7815/
Markowitcs783/
Markowitcz782/
Markouwicz781/
Marckovitz781/
Markowiecz781/
Marcovig7541/
Markowis7530/
Marcovis7524/
Morkovik757/
Marcoviz754/
Marcović754/
Marcovik753/
Marcoviq753/
Markowiz751/
Markovej751/
Marcobic751/
Marcovič751/
Markovez751/
Markowitsch74372/
Markovićová7456/
Markeuviecz741/
Markowitz718,121/
Markovets712,368/
Marcovitz71224/
Markovetz7177/
Markowycz7175/
Marcowicz7156/
Markowits7138/
Marcowich7135/
Morkavich7116/
Marcobich7116/
Markawicz7111/
Morkovych7111/
Markowisk716/
Markowiez715/
Markowiok715/
Marcovisz713/
Morcovici712/
Markovykh711/
Markowaik711/
Markowigz711/
Markowizz711/
Morkovitz711/
Markouwis711/
Markowiek711/
Marcoviks711/
Márcovich711/
Márkovits711/
Marcoviez711/
Marcovits710/
Markowiczová707/
Markovitsová704/
Marckowitsch701/
Markhovets67111/
Marcovistz6716/
Marcowisch6712/
Marcavitch6711/
Markkowitz674/
Markovkova672/
Marcovitsh672/
Marcowitch671/
Marcowiscz671/

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