[1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 2889 males with the given name Markus (compared to 5644 named Marcus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
—Nimeni on Mark, kuului hiljainen, mutta päättävä ääni ikkunan luota. —Markus sinä olet,Markus. Se on siisti raamatullinen nimi. Ole kiitollinen siitä, että sinulla on niin säädyllinen nimi ja sitä paitsi... —Voi, täti, Mark on paljon viehättävämpi kuinMarkus. Se kuuluu oikein romanttiselta! huudahti Ulla punoittavin poskin.
—My name is Mark, a quiet yet resolute voice said from by the window. —You'reMarkus,Markus. That is a neat Biblical name. Be grateful that you have been bestowed with such a decent name and besides... —Oh, auntie, Mark is much more attractive thanMarkus. It sounds really romantic! Ulla exclaimed with a blush.
Markus is the 41st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,782 male individuals (and as a middle name to 27,560 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according toFebruary 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Markus is the 2558th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 314 individuals, according toFebruary 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995,→ISBN
[2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 6268 males with the given name Markus (compared to 3280 named Marcus) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996,→ISBN
[3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin,Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995,→ISBN: 18 057 males with the given name Markus (compared to 36 338 named Marcus) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.