Makarara Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Makarara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 115 | 1:134,246 | 17,609 |
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Makarara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makarara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makarara is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makarara? popularity and diffusion
Makarara is the 1,210,518th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makarara live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 134,246. In Zimbabwe Makarara is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 60 percent live, Harare Province, where 37 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makararat | 94 | 3 | / |
| Makharara | 94 | 2 | / |
| Makararatt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makararaph | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makarare | 88 | 10 | / |
| Makararo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makarari | 88 | 1 | / |
| Macararay | 82 | 34 | / |
| Mokararat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maqararat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikarari | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maikaratri | 78 | 26 | / |
| Mokararatt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mokkararat | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macarari | 75 | 3 | / |
| Macararo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mokarari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makarore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macarare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makaroreh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macarraro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makororo | 63 | 69 | / |
| Makorora | 63 | 50 | / |
| Makorera | 63 | 29 | / |
| Makeroro | 63 | 17 | / |
| Makorore | 63 | 2 | / |
| Makerero | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mashkaroori | 63 | 1 | / |
| Macarero | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makorori | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moqarare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makgororo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Maykorera | 59 | 1 | / |
| Makourgari | 56 | 2 | / |
| Maccorgarry | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mashkorouri | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Makarara
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