Marques Surname

478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,102,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Marques Surname User-submission:

The Marques surname is of Portuguese origin and is regarded as patronymic. Its origin classification is given by the fact that it was derived from the founder's family name. This name is Mark, a popular name in Portugual.The termination "es" in these surnames has the meaning "son of".

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Marques Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil926,6461:23134
Portugal107,9451:9713
Angola29,5791:912156
Spain15,0001:3,117370
United States6,9491:52,1606,280
Argentina3,0701:13,9231,251
Canada1,5051:24,4823,323
Venezuela1,3511:22,3571,566
Switzerland1,1211:7,3261,162
England1,0071:55,3316,722
South Africa9901:54,7256,952
Mexico8201:151,3734,662
Luxembourg6561:88574
Germany5791:139,04216,872
India5401:1,420,49154,343
Belgium4841:23,7533,744
São Tomé and Príncipe4831:36775
Cape Verde4711:1,12598
Guyana3311:2,303419
Indonesia3311:399,54433,901
Thailand2801:252,28042,869
Uruguay2711:12,6631,421
Colombia2411:198,2334,921
Philippines2221:456,02855,600
Australia2191:123,26813,526
Cuba2031:56,7622,217
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
Peru1621:196,1989,158
Andorra1451:57888
Benin1441:71,7758,650
Chile1361:129,5334,587
Paraguay1331:54,4121,534
Ecuador1251:127,2476,712
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Honduras481:183,6762,167
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Puerto Rico421:84,5271,484
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Israel321:267,42624,032
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Costa Rica261:183,8492,454
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Norway231:223,57824,793
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Guam121:13,3432,098
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Panama61:652,04310,051
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:133,20612,702

The alternate forms: Marquês (172,901), Marqués (9) & Marquès (4) are calculated separately.

Marques (20,566) may also be a first name.

Marques Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Marques surname is of Portuguese origin and is regarded as patronymic. Its origin classification is given by the fact that it was derived from the founder's family name. This name is Mark, a popular name in Portugual.The termination "es" in these surnames has the meaning "son of". Thus, it was considered a Marques children of Mr. Marcos - and the last name was later disseminated among their descendants.

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Marques Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marques (Arabic: ماركيس, Marathi: मारक्यूस) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Marquês, Marqués or Marquès. Click here for further potential spellings of Marques.

How Common Is The Last Name Marques? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 478th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,607 people. The surname Marques is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Marques live; 85 percent live in South America and 84 percent live in Luso-South America. Marques is also the 37,037th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 20,566 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 926,646 people, or 1 in 231. In Brazil Marques is most common in: São Paulo, where 22 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 10 percent live and Angola, where 3 percent live.

Marques Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marques has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Marques surname increased 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 16,783 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marques Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Marques last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marques surname are 42.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marques earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.8% less than the national average, earning €12,372 per year; in Norway they earn 20.27% less than the national average, earning 275,937 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,164 per year; in South Africa they earn 128.28% more than the national average, earning R 542,484 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $24,503,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $47,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marquês95172,901/
Marqués959/
Marquès954/
Marquess931,262/
Marquese93189/
Marqueis9357/
Mmarques9348/
Marquees9340/
Marquies9316/
Marrques9315/
Marqques9314/
Maarques9311/
Marquues937/
Marqwues935/
Marquest934/
Marquesz934/
Marcques933/
Maerques933/
Marquezs933/
Masrques932/
Margques932/
Marquesh931/
Marquqes931/
Marquesd931/
Marnques931/
Marqueus931/
Matrques931/
Marque925,179/
Marqes9296/
Marinques8836/
Marquiess8820/
Marquesse883/
Marquuess881/
D'Marques881/
Marquques881/
Marquez86964,805/
Marquis8630,503/
Marquet8615,322/
Marquer861,764/
Marquie86542/
Margues86419/
Marcque8630/
Merques8629/
Marqies8629/
Marquee8626/
Marquea8624/
Markues8622/
Marquec8619/
Marqeus8618/
Marquex8616/
Marcues8613/
Morques8610/
Marqued869/
Marquej869/
Marquei863/
Marquís863/
Marqese861/
Marqess861/
Marquey861/
Marquys861/
Marqees861/
Marqueß861/
Marqueh861/
Marqe831/
Mairinques8236/
Marquesová821/
Marquiss80791/
Marquise80513/
Marquais80460/
Marquett80284/
Marquois80234/
Margueis80133/
Marquist8018/
Marquiez8016/
Marrquez8013/
Marqweis8011/
Marcquis808/
Marqueez808/
Marquuez808/
Marquezz807/
Marqquez806/
Margquez806/
Marguess805/
Maerquez805/
Marzquez805/
Marquice804/
Marcquez804/
Marqueaz804/
Marquish803/
Maarquez803/
Mmarquez802/
Markquis802/
Masrquez802/
Marqueiz802/
Mourques802/
Maharque801/
Mairquez801/
Marquece801/
Marqwess801/
Marrquis801/
Margueys801/
Marquech801/
Maarquis801/
Marquisz801/
Marqwuez801/
Marquetz801/
Marqquer801/
Marquerz801/
Marenque801/
Morquest801/
Marqhese801/
Marquedt800/
Markes771,441/
Marqui771,140/
Marces77918/
Margue77369/
Morque77140/
Marcue77133/
Marqez7755/
Marqué7730/
Marquy7717/
Marqis7713/
Markue775/
Marqet772/
Merqes772/
Marqee771/
Morqes771/
Marquí771/
Marqed771/
Marqer771/
Márque771/
Marqei771/
Marinquez755/
Marquisse754/
D'Marquez752/
Marrinque752/
Markquise751/
Marquuise751/
D'Marquis751/
Marinquis751/
Márquez713,949/
Marquiz71484/
Marguez71447/
Marches71389/
Markese71314/
Markies71171/
Marquit71162/
Marquay71123/
Màrquez71109/
Morgues7178/
Markesh7160/
Merquez7137/
Marquéz7135/
Markesz7130/
Morqued7129/
Marguis7127/
Merquis7126/
Markeas7125/
Morquez7124/
Marguey7119/
Markuez7117/
Marcuet7115/
Marcuis7114/
Marqeuz7113/
Marcoue7112/
Markees7111/
Marquid7111/
Marckes716/
Markess716/
Marquix716/
Marcuez716/
Markuis715/
Marcess715/
Morquis714/
Markeus714/
Marcuey713/
Marquezová712/
Morquet712/
Marqhez712/
Marguei712/
Markeys712/
Markuet712/
Marquêz712/
Märquez712/
Marceis711/
Markkes711/
Markqui711/
Markuec711/
Marqeet711/
Marqeez711/
Marqiez711/
Marquic711/
Marrqui711/
Morquie711/
Marinquque711/
Marquezova711/
Marquoi711/
Marquésová711/
Marqqez711/
Márquer711/
Mârquez711/
Mãrquez711/
Markeis710/
Marceys710/
Markhes710/
Mourgues674,312/
Marce674,099/
Marke673,976/
Margueiz67148/
Marckese67122/
Margouet67122/
Marqi6758/
Marcueyz6743/
Marquoit6739/
Marengue6728/
Morguess6714/
Marckess6713/
Markease6712/
Marcheis677/
Marquirz674/
Marinqui674/
Marquitt673/
Marchess673/
Markesch673/
Markhese672/
Marquich672/
Marguiss672/
Mmárquez672/
Markeish671/
Markeyse671/
Morquist671/
Marquizz671/
Markesse671/
Mourquet671/
Márqquez671/
Márquuez671/
Markeise671/
Markkuea671/
Markwies670/
Marckeas670/
Marquait670/

Marques Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marques in the Marathi language
मारक्यूसmarakyusa45.45
मरक्युसmarakyusa27.27
माकर्वेसmakarvesa18.18
माकर्यूसmakaryusa9.09
Marques in the Arabic language
ماركيسmarkys-

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Marques Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marques
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