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 last name Makarai (Hindi: माका्रै) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makarai.
How Common Is The Last Name Makarai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Makarai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Makarai live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name at a global level, held by 31 people.
Makarai is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 95,926. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 89 percent are found, Western, where 5 percent are found and Madang, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
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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