Márkez Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Márkez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Márkez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Markez (322) & Markež (191) are calculated separately.

Márkez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Márkez has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may also occur as: Markez or Markež. For other potential spellings of Márkez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Márkez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Márkez are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 47,774,072. Aside from Colombia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Markez94322/
Markež89191/
Márqez832/
Morkez831/
Márkes831/
Márquez773,949/
Marketz7776/
Markesz7730/
Márkész771/
Marke733,976/
Márki731,200/
Morke73119/
Márky7349/
Márka7312/
Mmárquez712/
Márqquez711/
Markiezz710/
Markey6713,134/
Morkeh671,628/
Markes671,441/
Markee671,285/
Markie671,059/
Markiz671,002/
Morkes67225/
Morker67213/
Marzke67139/
Markeh6776/
Markeš6765/
Marqez6755/
Markyz6748/
Mohrke6733/
Markke6729/
Marcke6729/
Markea6716/
Markei6715/
Márkuj6712/
Morkey6712/
Morkhe6712/
Marcez6711/
Morkee6711/
Meurke6711/
Morcke679/
Morkie676/
Markhe675/
Mharke675/
Mairke674/
Markec673/
Maarke672/
Morkea671/
Márque671/
Masrke671/
Morhke670/
Mearke670/
Mourke670/

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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 Márkez
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