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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Marques? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Marques is the 478^th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,607 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 37,037^th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 20,566 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 926,646 people, or 1 in 231. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 22 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 10 percent are found and Angola, where 3 percent are found.

Marques Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Marques has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 16,783 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marques Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Marques last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marques last name are 42.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.