Marquisa Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Marquisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marquisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Marquisá (1) are calculated separately.

Marquisa (305) may also be a first name.

Marquisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marquisa is found in Uruguay more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Marquisá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marquisa is the 2,312,869th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Marquisa live; 87 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Marquisa is also the 504,078th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 305 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uruguay, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 58,165. In Uruguay Marquisa is mostly concentrated in: Cerro Largo Department, where 46 percent are found, Montevideo Department, where 25 percent are found and Canelones Department, where 14 percent are found. Beside Uruguay this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Marquisa
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