Marčec Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Marčec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marčec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9271:4,562552
Slovenia1091:22,8234,991
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Marcec (151) & Marćec (3) are calculated separately.

Marčec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marčec occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Marcec or Marćec. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marčec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marčec is the 351,339th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name Marčec occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Marčec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 927 people, or 1 in 4,562. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Međimurje County, where 43 percent reside, Varaždin County, where 22 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Croatia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcec94151/
Marćec943/
Marček83757/
Marzeck778/
Marceck770/
Marcheck7162/
Marchech7138/
Marčić671,007/
Marčič67485/
Marcic67346/
Marcik67260/
Marčík67228/
Marcek67173/
Marčiš67107/
Marzek67105/
Marciš6770/
Marcić6753/
Marcyś6739/
Marcyk6723/
Marcík6719/
Marcej6715/
Marčik6711/
Morzec674/
Marcij672/
Marzyc671/
Marčekova671/
Marcyg671/
Marzeg671/
Merzec671/

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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 Marčec
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