Makarios Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Greece

Makarios Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from Greek Makarios, meaning 'happy', 'fortunate', 'blessed'.

Makarios Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Greece2231:49,6858,181
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Lebanon851:66,3194,867
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Makários (1) are calculated separately.

Makarios (1,349) may also be a first name.

Makarios Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from Greek Makarios, meaning 'happy', 'fortunate', 'blessed'.

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Makarios Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makarios Come From? nationality or country of origin

Makarios (Arabic: ماكاريوس, Georgian: მაკარიოს) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms: Makários. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makarios? popularity and diffusion

It is the 417,348th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. The last name Makarios occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Makarios reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Makarios is also the 213,659th most widespread given name globally It is held by 1,349 people.

The last name Makarios is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Aside from Egypt Makarios is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Makarios Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Makarios surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (79%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Makarios surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Makarios earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 109.26% more than the national average, earning $90,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $48,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makarios Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makarios in the Georgian language
მაკარიოსmakarios-
Makarios in the Arabic language
ماكاريوسmakaryws-
مكاريوسmkaryws-

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