Markua Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Markua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Markua (21) may also be a first name.

Markua Last Name Facts

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

Markua (Russian: Маркуа) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Markua live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Markua is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Markua is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 29 percent are found, Madang, where 29 percent are found and Bougainville, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Croatia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markkuea861/
Marqua83243/
Markwa8314/
Merkua8312/
Margua837/
Marcua837/
Marcuap77524/
Markway77491/
Marquat77129/
Marquay77123/
Marguay77104/
Marquas7759/
Markwas7758/
Marquaß7724/
Marquea7724/
Marquad779/
Marquaz774/
Marcuas771/
Marguaß771/
Markwaj771/
Marguad771/
Markwai771/
Marquais71460/
Marquass7187/
Marquadt7148/
Margouha719/
Marquatz718/
Marquats715/
Marqueaz714/
Marquatd712/
Maringua711/
Marquatt711/
Markuoth711/
Marguadt711/
Marquath711/
Marquait710/
Marguatt710/
Marquast710/
Marquaud710/
Merkwa6796/
Margwa6719/
Margva677/
Mercua673/
Morkwa672/
Marquo672/
Margba672/
Morgua671/
Morqua671/
Marcuo671/
Marquaidt670/
Marguo670/

Markua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markua in the Russian language
Маркуаmarkua-

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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 Markua
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