Mart Surname

47,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Mart Surname User-submission:

The two words are related, but 'mart' is actually from Dutch, where it was a shortening of marct ('market'), which comes from the Latin marcātus, also meaning 'market', which was a variant of mercātus, and guess what that meant. The word 'market' comes from the Old English market, which is also from the Latin mercātus.

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Mart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,1621:35,9953,801
United States1,5891:228,10522,022
Russia1,4461:99,67012,285
Spain7061:66,2215,936
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England4101:135,89813,318
Mongolia3481:8,1191,236
Romania3341:60,1137,281
Indonesia3061:432,18736,229
India1521:5,046,483126,094
Pakistan1511:1,183,07214,271
Poland1511:251,71431,602
Germany1461:551,40745,588
France1361:488,40268,701
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Papua New Guinea1201:67,9488,868
Belarus1141:83,34313,205
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Mexico971:1,279,65214,962
Canada811:454,88439,362
Kazakhstan811:218,30219,901
Taiwan741:316,8212,543
Australia711:380,22131,281
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Ukraine581:784,87479,393
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Latvia511:40,1976,121
Moldova481:74,1959,744
Cuba471:245,1644,793
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Lithuania351:86,70312,314
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Armenia161:183,1365,171
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria121:709,62061,025
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Wales121:257,87814,969
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
China91:151,924,6187,954
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Panama41:978,06412,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:127,62011,916
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

The alternate forms: Märt (3), Márt (2), Mârţ (99) & Mârț (5) are calculated separately.

Mart (19,573) may also be a first name.

Mart Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The two words are related, but 'mart' is actually from Dutch, where it was a shortening of marct ('market'), which comes from the Latin marcātus, also meaning 'market', which was a variant of mercātus, and guess what that meant. The word 'market' comes from the Old English market, which is also from the Latin mercātus.ORMars month in Altaic languages.

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Mart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mart (Arabic: مرّة, Bengali: মর্ত, Hindi: मारत, Russian: Март) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Märt, Márt, Mârţ or Mârț. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mart? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,666th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 671,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 34 percent of Mart are found; 20 percent are found in West Asia and 19 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 38,452nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 19,573 people.

Mart is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 2,162 people, or 1 in 35,995. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Osmaniye Province, where 53 percent live, Konya Province, where 7 percent live and Adana Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 130 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Mart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mart has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 440 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 175 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mart surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (66%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mart surname are 15.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.32% registered with the party.

The amount Mart earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.73% more than the national average, earning R 351,060 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $55,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Märt923/
Márt922/
Marte8967,827/
Marth896,825/
Maart893,763/
Marts892,170/
Mahrt891,586/
Martt89125/
Mardt8950/
Martì8915/
Maurt898/
Mairt896/
Maert896/
Meart894/
Mhart893/
Marht891/
Marrt891/
Martd891/
Martı891/
Martï891/
Mayrt891/
Marzt890/
Mar86214,093/
Mârţ8399/
Mârț835/
Marthe808,008/
Mairet801,808/
Martch80185/
Mahrdt80132/
Meartz8037/
Mahart8020/
Mharte8019/
Mahurt8019/
Maurth8011/
Mayret8011/
Maarth8011/
Martts808/
Martsh806/
Marths806/
Martte805/
Maardt804/
Marhte803/
Maarte803/
Marthz802/
Maarts802/
Mahrte801/
Mathrt801/
Martss801/
Martås801/
Meahrt801/
Maërte801/
Mairtz801/
Marthh801/
Martds801/
Mearte800/
Mardth800/
Marrtt800/
Mearth800/
Mahrtz800/
Mare7564,155/
Mert7551,699/
Mayr7547,052/
Mair7538,622/
Marr7533,046/
Hmar7518,020/
Mahr7512,778/
Mhar7510,077/
Mort757,523/
Maar756,567/
Masr756,391/
Marz755,507/
Maur754,567/
Mard754,007/
Mear752,267/
Marh751,331/
Matr751,148/
Maár75451/
Mört75340/
Mgar75242/
Marø75121/
Mmar7533/
Majr7521/
Marp7516/
Marć7514/
Marù755/
Marì753/
Marč753/
Maýr753/
M'Ar751/
Marå751/
Marë751/
Martova731,739/
Martsch73546/
Martová7326/
Mearett7315/
Maharte735/
Maharth735/
Margeet735/
Mairete734/
Maarthe733/
Mearthe733/
Mhatrte732/
Maggirt731/
Maarths731/
Marhthe731/
Mharthe731/
Margytė731/
Maireth731/
Meardth730/
Mahar67159,341/
Maire6721,623/
Maure6710,036/
Meert676,121/
Morte675,815/
Marre673,236/
Mahur672,026/
Mörth671,670/
Masre671,643/
Mauyr671,139/
Mađar67785/
Mhare67706/
Moort67615/
Merth67528/
Maitr67453/
Morth67390/
Märtz67304/
Mordt67249/
Maare67230/
Mahyr67193/
Marhe67190/
Meare67177/
Mhair67173/
Mharh67153/
Maurh67152/
Morts67125/
Mayre6789/
Maair6760/
Maahr6757/
Mörtz6753/
Maľar6743/
Moert6731/
H'Mar6730/
Meard6728/
Mhatr6725/
Maurd6725/
Mardh6722/
Mérth6722/
Marrh6716/
Moirt6716/
Margy6714/
Maisr6714/
Mairh6713/
Mahrh6712/
Mertd6711/
Mortt6710/
Mmare6710/
Mourt6710/
Marhh6710/
Mattr679/
Mards679/
Mar'e677/
Mearz676/
Marhs676/
Mahrr676/
Marthová676/
Maľár676/
Mgard676/
Mathr675/
Maatr675/
Mhhar675/
Mauhr674/
Mautr674/
Maard674/
Mohrt674/
Mmahr674/
Meatr674/
Marzz674/
Maayr674/
Hmare673/
Maijr673/
Maerd673/
Masrh673/
Maird673/
Mardz673/
Maĺár673/
Merdt673/
Mhaur672/
Marph672/
Marrz672/
Maurp672/
Maurr672/
Mausr672/
Morht672/
Maaar672/
Mörte672/
Maihr672/
Mairette672/
Measr672/
Maasr672/
Mauur671/
Mairz671/
Mayjr671/
Masrr671/
Meyrt671/
Merrt671/
Mhear671/
Morrt671/
Hmarr671/
Hmatr671/
Hmmar671/
Maíre671/
Maurì671/
M'Har671/
Marrr671/
Marthova671/
Majrd671/
Majtr671/
Mahhr671/
Maðar671/
Maĺar671/
Mhahr671/
Mhajr671/
Muirt671/
Merzt671/
Merht671/
Márts671/
Märts671/
Åmmar671/
D'Mar671/
Mahrd671/
Mearh671/
Maarr671/
Muort671/
Marzd671/
Mmarz671/
Mhort671/
Majrh671/
Ma'ar671/
Mmard670/
Mayhr670/
Mairr670/
Mehrt670/
Marzh670/
Maurz670/
Mgair670/

Mart Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mart in the Bengali language
মর্তmarta-
Mart in the Hindi language
मारतmarata50
मार्तmarta25
मार्टmarta25
Mart in the Russian language
Мартmart-
Mart in the Arabic language
مرّةmrt-
مارطmart-
مّرةmrt-
مرةmrt-
مرتmrt-
مارتmart-

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