Markson Surname

100,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Markson Surname Definition:

Mark’s Son: v. Mark1

Markson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1351:56,5054,257
United States7381:491,13741,458
Papua New Guinea2211:36,8954,430
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Israel881:97,24611,271
Canada771:478,51441,057
England761:733,13240,828
Australia301:899,85754,700
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Liberia81:551,06725,208
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Palau11:21,643223
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Markson (5,070) may also be a first name.

Markson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mark’s Son: v. Mark1

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Markson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Markson (Marathi: माकर्सन, Russian: Марксон) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Markson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Markson is the 100,155th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,544,299 people. Markson is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Markson live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 95,395th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 5,070 people.

Markson is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,135 people, or 1 in 56,505. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 34 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 27 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Markson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Markson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Markson last name rose 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Markson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Markson surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Markson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 221.5% more than the national average, earning R 764,016 per year; in United States they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning $55,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $56,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Markson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markson in the Marathi language
माकर्सनmakarsana-
Markson in the Russian language
Марксонmarkson-

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Markson 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

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