Mrkša Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Mrkša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mrkša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1401:30,2046,204
Slovenia431:57,8538,984
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Mrksa (4) are calculated separately.

Mrkša Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mrkša is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mrksa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrkša? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Mrkša is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mrkša reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Mrkša is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 30,204. In Croatia Mrkša is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 58 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 20 percent reside and Karlovac County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 22 percent reside and Serbia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mrksa934/
Merkša917/
Markuš731,711/
Markas73477/
Mrkšić73458/
Merkaš73447/
Markoš73187/
Merkas73104/
Morkas7385/
Markiš7379/
Marksa7365/
Markeš7365/
Márkuš7341/
Mrakas7336/
Merkuš7327/
Mrakeš7314/
Morkaş7311/
Mirkas7310/
Merkeš736/
Murkas734/
Merksa733/
Markaš732/
Myrkas731/
Murksa731/
Mirkšs731/
Mirkšš731/
Marakas67376/
Moraksa67291/
Miraksa67266/
Murakas67154/
Mourkas67127/
Maraksa67124/
Mariksa67116/
Morakas67109/
Merikas67107/
Morekas6775/
Markwas6758/
Morokas6755/
Murekas6749/
Markisa6745/
Markasi6740/
Markase6735/
Markusa6727/
Merkusa6727/
Marikas6726/
Markeas6725/
Murukas6719/
Markaci6713/
Markkas6712/
Markasa677/
Morukas677/
Mirkasa677/
Mrks676/
Meraksa674/
Markasu674/
Merukas674/
Merakas674/
Markaus673/
Merkaus673/
Mirakas673/
Merkasa673/
Merikaš673/
Maruksa672/
Markaas672/
Mrkchai671/
Mrxa671/
Markhas671/
Markass671/
Murkosa671/
Murkasa671/
Maarkas671/
Markasé671/
Markias671/
Marekas671/
Mirkasi671/
Morksai671/
Mrax671/
Mereksa671/
Markosa671/
Mareksa671/
Markesa670/
Mørkkåsa622/
Mrksić5521/
Mrksich5030/

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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
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  • 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 Mrkša
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