Markovich Surname

55,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Markovich 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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Markovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8931:93,10510,454
Russia2,9191:49,3746,512
Belarus1,2011:7,9111,139
Canada2901:127,05413,264
Israel1441:59,4287,587
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Serbia811:88,2097,378
Australia781:346,09929,260
Bulgaria601:116,3156,867
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Austria211:405,49741,758
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
England161:3,482,379114,324
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Georgia61:624,25819,750
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Markovich (15) may also be a first name.

Markovich 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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This surname means 'son of the God of War'. Mark is derived from Mars, the Roman God of War and -vich is a Slavic patronymic suffix.

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Markovich Last Name Facts

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

Markovich (Georgian: მარკოვიჩ, Russian: Маркович) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Markovich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markovich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,992nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 804,010 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Markovich reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,893 people, or 1 in 93,105. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 32 percent are found and Belarus, where 13 percent are found.

Markovich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Markovich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Markovich surname expanded 129,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Markovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (81%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Markovich are 5.86% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Markovich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 236.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,254 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $53,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markovitch95474/
Markhovich955/
Marckovich955/
Mayrkovich952/
Markovoich951/
Markovic9412,579/
Markovitsch903/
Markevich8912,777/
Markovych894,429/
Marcovich891,687/
Markovicz89262/
Markowich89207/
Morkovich8972/
Merkovich8961/
Markavich8940/
Markovici8920/
Markoviec894/
Markovech892/
Marcovitch84324/
Marcoviche8477/
Maercovich8434/
Markowitch8427/
Markeevich8427/
Markovitcs8425/
Markaevich8417/
Markavitch8415/
Marcovicht8411/
Markoviscz8410/
Maerkovych841/
Marković8291,099/
Markovič822,463/
Markovec82127/
Marcovic8277/
Markowic8225/
Markoviç8220/
Markoviz8212/
Markavic822/
Morkovic821/
Markowitsch80372/
Markovicova8050/
Markovicová804/
Markovitz785,771/
Markowicz785,711/
Markevych785,394/
Marcovici781,511/
Markovits781,196/
Markewich78221/
Marcovicz78180/
Mercovich78116/
Márkovics7878/
Markowiec7867/
Merkevich7837/
Marcowich7835/
Morkevich7823/
Marcovics7822/
Markovitš7819/
Morkavich7816/
Marcobich7816/
Morkovych7811/
Merkovych788/
Markovetc784/
Markoivić782/
Markovykh781/
Maarković781/
Markowitc781/
Merkowich781/
Markovecs781/
Márcovich781/
Markowics781/
Markovicsová7670/
Markovicsova769/
Marcovichová762/
Markoviczová762/
Marckowitsch761/
Marquevich74114/
Marcavitch7411/
Markeevych748/
Markhevych747/
Markowitcs743/
Markowitcz742/
Marcovitsh742/
Marcowitch741/
Markouwicz741/
Marckovitz741/
Meerkovych741/
Markowiecz741/
Marcoviz714/
Marcović714/
Markowiz711/
Markovej711/
Marcovič711/
Markovez711/
Markovićová7056/
Markeuviecz701/
Marcowitsch701/
Markowitz678,121/
Markovets672,368/
Marcovitz67224/
Markovetz6777/
Markowycz6775/
Marcowicz6756/
Markowits6738/
Markewych6726/
Markawicz6711/
Mercavich6710/
Markowiczová677/
Markowiez675/
Markovitsová674/
Merkevych673/
Morcovici672/
Markowizz671/
Morcavich671/
Morkovitz671/
Márkovits671/
Marcoviez671/
Marcovits670/

Markovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markovich in the Georgian language
მარკოვიჩmarkovich-
Markovich in the Russian language
Марковичmarkovic-

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