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Where Does The Last Name Makara Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Makara (Arabic: ماكرا, Georgian: მაკარა, Hindi: मकरा, Marathi: मकरा, Oriya: ମକରା, Russian: Макара) occurs most in Lesotho. It can appear as: Mákara. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makara? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 38,707^th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 536,441 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Makara are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 88,309^th most widely held first name internationally, held by 5,724 people.

The surname Makara is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 3,495 people, or 1 in 582. In Lesotho Makara is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 39 percent are found, Leribe District, where 19 percent are found and Berea District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 11 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Makara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Makara surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Makara last name are 2.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Makara earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.46% less than the national average, earning 237,188 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.88% less than the national average, earning R 199,896 per year; in United States they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $39,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $46,764 CAD per year.