Makaris Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Makaris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makaris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1761:62,95310,541
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Makaris (20) may also be a first name.

Makaris Last Name Facts

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

Makaris (Arabic: مكاريس, Russian: Макарис) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makaris? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makaris is the 1,129,067th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Makaris live; 82 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 62,953. In Greece Makaris is mostly found in: Attica, where 64 percent live, South Aegean, where 30 percent live and North Aegean, where 2 percent live. Excluding Greece this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Makaris Last Name Statistics demography

Makaris earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.25% less than the national average, earning $37,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makaris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makaris in the Russian language
Макарисmakaris-
Makaris in the Arabic language
مكاريسmkarys-

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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 Makaris
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