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

The last name Makara (Arabic: ماكرا, Georgian: მაკარა, Hindi: मकरा, Marathi: मकरा, Oriya: ମକରା, Russian: Макара) is most common in Lesotho. It may appear in the variant forms: Mákara. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Makara is the 38,707^th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 536,441 people. Makara is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Makara live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Makara is also the 88,309^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 5,724 people.

The surname Makara is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 3,495 people, or 1 in 582. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 39 percent live, Leribe District, where 19 percent live and Berea District, where 14 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Makara Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Makara surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the political 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.