Markow Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Markow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8201:442,02337,980
Germany1381:583,37347,320
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Canada751:491,27542,011
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Sweden341:289,61020,124
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Belarus101:950,10668,851
France91:7,380,302306,885
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Marków (168) are calculated separately.

Markow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markow is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Marków. For other possible spellings of Markow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,018th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,257,970 people. The last name Markow is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Markow live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Markow is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 820 people, or 1 in 442,023. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.

Markow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Markow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Markow last name grew 20,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Markow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Markow surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Markow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.43% more than the national average, earning R 566,592 per year; in United States they earn 29.33% more than the national average, earning $55,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $51,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marków94168/
Markowa9252/
Markoew9230/
Markowz9218/
Markowe929/
Markows923/
Markov8396,229/
Merkow83149/
Markof83100/
Marcow8342/
Markova77113,091/
Markoff771,708/
Markhof77135/
Maerkov7737/
Markhov777/
Marckov775/
Marrkov772/
Markoov772/
Markkov772/
Markcov772/
Markoof772/
Markoub771/
Markoef771/
Marcowe771/
Markouf771/
Markhoff71387/
Markhouf71142/
Markovsh717/
Mayrekov714/
Markhova713/
Marckova712/
Marckovs711/
Markkova711/
Markhoev711/
Markcoff711/
Markohff710/
Markkoff710/
Marcov67950/
Merkov67367/
Morkov67188/
Markaf6747/
Marckhoff6739/
Markovová6739/
Marcof6716/
Marców6714/
Markofová679/
Markuf679/
Morkof676/
Markovova674/
Marcob673/
Markofova671/
Merkof671/
Merkaw671/
Markoivch671/
Mercow671/

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Markow Reference & Research

Marks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Markow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis