The Markus surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,572 people carried this name — #8,497 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,800 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
449 people named Markus have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 625 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
99 people named Markus live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 74 people named Markus.
Most of them — 41 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Markus.
- Markey 5,225 · U.S. census
- Markiewicz 2,337 · U.S. census
- Marko 2,645 · U.S. census
- Markovic 1,198 · U.S. census
- Markowicz 446 · U.S. census
- Markowski 3,345 · U.S. census
- Marland 508 · U.S. census
- Marles 228 · U.S. census
- Marlette 1,089 · U.S. census
- Marlier 150 · U.S. census
- Marlin 5,415 · U.S. census
- Marmet 155 · U.S. census
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