Makarov Surname

2,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

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'.

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Makarov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia177,1251:81436
Ukraine9,6501:4,717467
Kazakhstan8,7191:2,028218
Belarus5,0261:1,890124
Uzbekistan1,2241:25,2693,702
Turkmenistan9261:5,928540
Kyrgyzstan4121:14,4972,649
United States3861:939,01370,219
Azerbaijan3091:31,2271,696
Estonia2841:4,654445
Transnistria2241:2,119277
Georgia1911:19,6103,598
Germany1821:442,33839,473
Moldova1391:25,6214,220
Lithuania1321:22,9894,133
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Tajikistan1141:73,5671,467
Canada931:396,18935,081
Australia581:465,44335,949
France501:1,328,454133,611
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Finland421:130,87412,452
Armenia391:75,1333,040
England351:1,591,94567,242
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Greece291:382,06251,720
Bulgaria281:249,24713,126
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Austria131:655,03358,041
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Latvia121:170,83720,647
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Abkhazia51:48,5732,868
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Ossetia21:26,7161,073
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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 Makarov

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makarov in the Georgian language
მაკაროვიmakarovi98.16
მაკაროვmakarov1.84
Makarov in the Russian language
Макаровmakarov-
Makarov in the Arabic language
مكاروفmkarwf-

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