Markvart Surname

317,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Markvart Surname Definition:

(German) The warden of the marches, or frontier watchman or guard; descendant of Marcward (border, guard).

Markvart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3821:27,8364,459
Russia3401:423,89140,477
Denmark971:58,1935,922
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Ukraine681:669,45171,116
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Márkvárt (15) are calculated separately.

Markvart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The warden of the marches, or frontier watchman or guard; descendant of Marcward (border, guard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Markvart Last Name Facts

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

Markvart (Russian: Маркварт) is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Márkvárt. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markvart? popularity and diffusion

It is the 317,282nd most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,170,657 people. The last name Markvart occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Markvart are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 27,836. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Prague, where 23 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 15 percent live and South Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Czechia this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Markvart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Markvart surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Markvart are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

Markvart earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.74% less than the national average, earning $30,315 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markvardt94119/
Markvarts9423/
Markvarte943/
Markvarth941/
Markvartz941/
Márkvárt9215/
Markvard8863/
Marqvart886/
Marcvart883/
Markvartová84413/
Markvartova8416/
Markvoort82376/
Markvordt8213/
Marqvardt829/
Markvertt820/
Marqvard7526/
Márkvár6713/
Markbour631/

Markvart Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Markvart in the Russian language
Марквартmarkvart-

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Markvart Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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