Makarov Surname
Approximately 205,901 people bear this surname
Makarov Surname User-submission:
There are different versions of the origin of this surname. According to one of them, the surname Makarov could be formed from the name Makarii, more precisely, from it's shortened form - Makar. Translated from the Greek language, makarios, meaning 'happy', 'blessed'.
Read More About This SurnameMakarov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 177,125 | 1:814 | 36 |
| Ukraine | 9,650 | 1:4,717 | 467 |
| Kazakhstan | 8,719 | 1:2,028 | 218 |
| Belarus | 5,026 | 1:1,890 | 124 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,224 | 1:25,269 | 3,702 |
| Turkmenistan | 926 | 1:5,928 | 540 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 412 | 1:14,497 | 2,649 |
| United States | 386 | 1:939,013 | 70,219 |
| Azerbaijan | 309 | 1:31,227 | 1,696 |
| Estonia | 284 | 1:4,654 | 445 |
| Transnistria | 224 | 1:2,119 | 277 |
| Georgia | 191 | 1:19,610 | 3,598 |
| Germany | 182 | 1:442,338 | 39,473 |
| Moldova | 139 | 1:25,621 | 4,220 |
| Lithuania | 132 | 1:22,989 | 4,133 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Tajikistan | 114 | 1:73,567 | 1,467 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Finland | 42 | 1:130,874 | 12,452 |
| Armenia | 39 | 1:75,133 | 3,040 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| Bulgaria | 28 | 1:249,247 | 13,126 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Abkhazia | 5 | 1:48,573 | 2,868 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| South Ossetia | 2 | 1:26,716 | 1,073 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Makarov (30) may also be a first name.
Makarov Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There are different versions of the origin of this surname. According to one of them, the surname Makarov could be formed from the name Makarii, more precisely, from it's shortened form - Makar. Translated from the Greek language, makarios, meaning 'happy', 'blessed'. Such a name could be given to a Christian ancestor, born at one of the days in memory of St. Macarius, who was the Metropolitan of Corinth. Also in the Ryazan region of Russia the savvy and dexterous people were called Makar. But in the Siberian dialect of the Russian language it meant simple-minded and gullible. According to another version, the surname may go back to the name of the village Makarovo, named in honour of it's founder or owner. Makarovs was Russian noble families. Vasily Makarov was an ancestor of one of them. He was Posadsky of Vologda. He lived at the end of 17th century. One of his sons, Alexei, was the cabinet secretary of Russian Emperor Peter the Great. Another son, Kuzma, was a clerk, and under Anna Ioannovna. he was Ober-Kriegs-Commissar.
- Vladyslav MakarovMakarov Demographics
Average Makarov Salary in
United States
$49,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makarov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makarov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makarov (Arabic: مكاروف, Georgian: მაკაროვი, Russian: Макаров) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makarov? popularity and diffusion
The last name Makarov is the 2,708th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,393 people. The surname Makarov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Makarov reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Makarov is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Makarov is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 177,125 people, or 1 in 814. In Russia Makarov is most common in: Moscow, where 8 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Samara Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Not including Russia it occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.
Makarov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Tajikistan, Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (90%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States those bearing the Makarov surname are 8.04% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.81% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Makarov earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.34% less than the national average, earning 265,289 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $47,939 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makarov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makarov in the Georgian language | ||
| მაკაროვი | makarovi | 98.16 |
| მაკაროვ | makarov | 1.84 |
| Makarov in the Russian language | ||
| Макаров | makarov | - |
| Makarov in the Arabic language | ||
| مكاروف | mkarwf | - |
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