Martek Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Martek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1691:25,0215,204
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Poland391:974,58370,126
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greenland11:56,3791,133
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Mártek (11) are calculated separately.

Martek (10) may also be a first name.

Martek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Martek is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Mártek. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Martek? popularity and diffusion

Martek is the 738,530th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Martek are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 25,021. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 57 percent reside, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 18 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Croatia it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.

Martek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Martek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Martek surname expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Martek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Martek last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Martek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $38,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mártek9411/
Martiek925/
Marteck923/
Marteuk921/
Mahartek861/
Martezke861/
Mertek83457/
Mortek83182/
Martik83119/
Martex8317/
Martyk8314/
Martec835/
Martekova804/
Martick77207/
Maartik773/
Martuik773/
Martyok773/
Martihk772/
Marthik771/
Martieg771/
Martekhova7543/
Marticke71256/
Martigue71166/
Marthick71136/
Martikke7176/
Martique712/
Marttick710/
Martig671,255/
Martic67727/
Mertik67157/
Martikova6725/
Martykova6715/
Martix678/
Mortik675/
Martyková674/
Mertík673/
Mortex673/
Märtik671/
Martiq671/

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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 Martek
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