Marquez Surname

561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 964,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Marquez 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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Marquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico289,3931:42962
Venezuela168,7491:17925
Philippines94,2451:1,07458
United States92,5581:3,916428
Spain69,6741:67161
Colombia62,6661:762160
Argentina44,7391:955127
Peru23,6011:1,347215
Cuba16,9051:682113
Honduras15,8331:557133
Chile15,8161:1,114236
El Salvador14,5191:43788
Bolivia11,9861:886181
Ecuador11,3801:1,398248
Uruguay6,9491:49453
Dominican Republic4,1751:2,499342
Brazil3,7761:56,6932,141
Panama3,1531:1,241212
France2,5901:25,6463,067
Nicaragua2,1971:2,741396
Puerto Rico1,9761:1,797197
Guatemala1,8111:8,8811,016
Canada1,0191:36,1594,610
Paraguay7831:9,242543
Portugal5851:17,8091,285
Australia4401:61,3547,413
England3341:166,82115,434
Costa Rica3041:15,724631
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Italy1621:377,51043,418
Guam1441:1,112164
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
Taiwan1111:211,2141,809
Micronesia951:1,118268
Andorra941:892146
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Trinidad and Tobago811:16,8392,073
Japan801:1,598,05425,094
Aruba651:1,592225
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Ireland561:84,0884,852
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Brunei491:8,5461,114
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Belize391:9,1151,246
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Israel261:329,14027,831
Northern Mariana Islands251:2,183246
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Grenada241:4,522577
Iceland241:15,8371,339
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Oman151:245,8654,150
China141:97,665,8265,141
Curaçao141:11,232389
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Norway121:428,52437,411
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Marshall Islands101:5,182920
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Gibraltar61:5,659991
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Dominica41:18,973529
East Timor41:303,982255
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Wales41:773,63329,106
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Palau11:21,643223
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:121,00911,786

The alternate forms: Márquez (3,949), Màrquez (109), Marquéz (35), Marquêz (2), Märquez (2), Mârquez (1), Mãrquez (1) & Márquéz (1) are calculated separately.

Marquez (2,126) may also be a first name.

Marquez 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.

- andreolibr

A name originally from Hebrew. It means 'great speaker'. It is a very common name in Brazil. There is a city baptized with a variant of this name in Brazil, Marcolândia in the state of Piauí.

- mpgg1988

A Spanish surname meaning, 'the son of Marco'.

- anonymous submission

Marquez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marquez (Arabic: ماركيز) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can also appear as: Márquez, Màrquez, Marquéz, Marquêz, Märquez, Mârquez, Mãrquez or Márquéz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 561st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Marquez live; 40 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Hispano-North America. Marquez is also the 162,993rd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 2,126 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 289,393 people, or 1 in 429. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 12 percent reside, Jalisco, where 10 percent reside and Veracruz, where 9 percent reside. Not including Mexico Marquez exists in 141 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Marquez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marquez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marquez last name rose 22,303 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marquez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Marquez last name are 42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marquez earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning €24,281 per year; in Peru they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,483 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning R 288,540 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $19,918,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning $38,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Márquez953,949/
Màrquez95109/
Marquéz9535/
Marquêz952/
Märquez952/
Mârquez951/
Mãrquez951/
Marquiez9316/
Marrquez9313/
Marqueez938/
Marquuez938/
Marquezz937/
Marqquez936/
Margquez936/
Maerquez935/
Marzquez935/
Marcquez934/
Marqueaz934/
Marquesz934/
Marquezs933/
Maarquez933/
Mmarquez932/
Masrquez932/
Marqueiz932/
Mairquez931/
Marqwuez931/
Marquetz931/
Marquerz931/
Marque925,179/
Marqez9255/
Márquéz901/
Marinquez885/
D'Marquez882/
Marques861,102,966/
Marquet8615,322/
Marquer861,764/
Marquie86542/
Marquiz86484/
Marguez86447/
Merquez8637/
Marcque8630/
Marquee8626/
Marquea8624/
Morquez8624/
Marquec8619/
Markuez8617/
Marquex8616/
Marqeuz8613/
Marqued869/
Marquej869/
Marcuez866/
Marquei863/
Marqhez862/
Marqeez861/
Marqiez861/
Marquey861/
Marqueß861/
Marqqez861/
Marqueh861/
Marqe831/
Marquezová822/
Marquezova821/
Marquess801,262/
Marquise80513/
Marquett80284/
Marquitz80190/
Marquese80189/
Margueiz80148/
Marqueis8057/
Mmarques8048/
Marcueyz8043/
Marquees8040/
Marquies8016/
Marrques8015/
Marqques8014/
Maarques8011/
Marquues807/
Marqwues805/
Marquest804/
Marquice804/
Marquirz804/
Marcques803/
Maerques803/
Masrques802/
Margques802/
Mmárquez802/
Maharque801/
Marquece801/
Marquesh801/
Marquqes801/
Marquesd801/
Marquech801/
Marquisz801/
Marquizz801/
Marqquer801/
Marenque801/
Márqquez801/
Márquuez801/
Marnques801/
Marqueus801/
Matrques801/
Marquedt800/
Marqui771,140/
Margue77369/
Markez77322/
Morque77140/
Marcue77133/
Marqes7796/
Marqué7730/
Marquy7717/
Marcez7711/
Markue775/
Marqet772/
Márqez772/
Marqee771/
Marquí771/
Marqed771/
Marqer771/
Márque771/
Marqei771/
Marinques7536/
Marquiess7520/
Marquisse754/
Marquesse753/
Marrinque752/
Markquise751/
Marquuess751/
Marquuise751/
D'Marques751/
Marquques751/
Marquês71172,901/
Marquis7130,503/
Margues71419/
Marquit71162/
Marchez71155/
Marquay71123/
Marketz7176/
Mairinques7136/
Markesz7130/
Merques7129/
Marqies7129/
Morqued7129/
Markues7122/
Marguey7119/
Marqeus7118/
Morguez7116/
Marcuet7115/
Marcues7113/
Marcoue7112/
Marquid7111/
Morques7110/
Marqués719/
Marquix716/
Marquès714/
Marcuey713/
Marquís713/
Merquiz713/
Morquet712/
Marguei712/
Markuet712/
Marquesová711/
Markqui711/
Markuec711/
Marqeet711/
Marqese711/
Marqess711/
Marquic711/
Marrqui711/
Morquie711/
Marquys711/
Marqees711/
Marinquque711/
Marquoi711/
Márquer711/
Márquezová711/
Marce674,099/
Marke673,976/
Marquiss67791/
Marquais67460/
Marquois67234/
Margueis67133/
Margouet67122/
Marqi6758/
Marquoit6739/
Marengue6728/
Mourguez6727/
Marquist6718/
Marqweis6711/
Marcquis678/
Marguess675/
Marinqui674/
Marquish673/
Marquitt673/
Markquis672/
Marquich672/
Mourques672/
Marqwess671/
Marrquis671/
Margueys671/
Maarquis671/
Mourquet671/
Morquest671/
Marqhese671/
Markkuea671/
Markiezz670/
Marquait670/
Marquits670/

Marquez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marquez in the Arabic language
ماركيزmarkyz-

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Marquez Reference & Research

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