Makarai Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Makarai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 85 | 1:95,926 | 12,852 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Makarai (31) may also be a first name.
Makarai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makarai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makarai (Hindi: माका्रै) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makarai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makarai is the 1,795,579th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Makarai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Makarai reside; 81 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 81 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Makarai is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 95,926. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 89 percent live, Western, where 5 percent live and Madang, where 1 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makarai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makarai in the Hindi language | ||
| माका्रै | makarai | 50 |
| मकरई | makara'i | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Makarai
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