Morkes Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Morkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1201:88,61214,778
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Morkes Last Name Facts

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

Morkes (Russian: Моркес) is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morkes is the 1,092,155th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. Morkes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Morkes are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 88,612. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Pardubice Region, where 25 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 13 percent live and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Czechia Morkes is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ukraine, where 10 percent live.

Morkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morkes last name rose 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morkes last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

Morkes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning $39,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerkes9227/
Morkeys921/
Morkess921/
Morkest920/
Markes831,441/
Merkes83928/
Morkis83260/
Murkes8347/
Morkys8317/
Morces832/
Morqes831/
Márkes831/
Morkez831/
Morkesová80116/
Morkesova801/
Morkisz77328/
Markese77314/
Merkies77184/
Markies77171/
Meurkes77101/
Markesh7760/
Markesz7730/
Markeas7725/
Merkesh7724/
Murkies7717/
Merckes7713/
Markees7711/
Morques7710/
Marckes776/
Markess776/
Markeus774/
Morceis774/
Markeys772/
Morches771/
Markkes771/
Murkesh771/
Murkets771/
Markeis770/
Markhes770/
Marckese71122/
Morkisch7144/
Marckess7113/
Markease7112/
Markesch713/
Markhese712/
Mehrkesh712/
Mourques712/
Markeise711/
Morquest711/
Markesse711/
Markeyse711/
Markeish711/
Marckeas710/
Markis671,042/
Marces67918/
Markez67322/
Merkis67262/
Murkis67113/
Merkez67111/
Marqes6796/
Markeš6765/
Markesová6755/
Markys6714/
Marketsch678/
Merkeš676/
Marckesse676/
Murces673/
Merqes672/
Morcis672/
Murkys672/
Markès672/
Markesova672/
Márkez672/

Morkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morkes in the Russian language
Моркесmorkes-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morkes
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