Markwant Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Markwant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Markwant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1631:233,18329,962
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Markwant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Markwant occurs most in Poland. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Markwant? popularity and diffusion

Markwant is the 1,328,442nd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Markwant are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 233,183. Barring Poland it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markwan9313/
Markuan805/
Marquant753,228/
Markwong754/
Marghwan751/
Marguant751/
Marquandt712/
Marquantte6713/
Markuon671/
Marquan671/
Marquand631,503/
Marquhan637/
Mornkuan632/
Morkwong632/
Marquane631/
Marguand630/
Marquam5313/
Marguon531/
Marguam530/
Marquoin5017/
Morguean501/

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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
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  • 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 Markwant
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