Makarova Surname
Approximately 234,730 people bear this surname
Makarova 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 SurnameMakarova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 205,048 | 1:703 | 25 |
| Ukraine | 12,259 | 1:3,713 | 332 |
| Kazakhstan | 6,081 | 1:2,908 | 346 |
| Belarus | 4,480 | 1:2,121 | 155 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,263 | 1:24,489 | 3,622 |
| Latvia | 1,000 | 1:2,050 | 232 |
| Turkmenistan | 954 | 1:5,754 | 539 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 587 | 1:10,175 | 1,883 |
| Lithuania | 511 | 1:5,939 | 1,014 |
| Azerbaijan | 349 | 1:27,648 | 1,578 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Estonia | 253 | 1:5,225 | 546 |
| United States | 242 | 1:1,497,764 | 102,032 |
| Transnistria | 215 | 1:2,208 | 300 |
| Georgia | 148 | 1:25,308 | 4,232 |
| Spain | 147 | 1:318,041 | 18,803 |
| Moldova | 146 | 1:24,393 | 4,045 |
| Tajikistan | 120 | 1:69,889 | 1,463 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Armenia | 40 | 1:73,254 | 3,005 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Bulgaria | 40 | 1:174,473 | 9,768 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Abkhazia | 6 | 1:40,478 | 2,603 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
The alternate forms: Makarová (375) & Makárova (1) are calculated separately.
Makarova (15) may also be a first name.
Makarova 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 MakarovMakarova Demographics
Average Makarova Salary in
United States
$38,963 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makarova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makarova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makarova (Arabic: مكاروفنا, Georgian: მაკაროვა, Russian: Макарова) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Makarová or Makárova. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makarova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makarova is the 2,337th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 31,047 people. The surname Makarova is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Makarova live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 205,048 people, or 1 in 703. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 7 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Kostroma Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Besides Russia Makarova exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.
Makarova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Makarova last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States those bearing the Makarova surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 64.97% being registered with the political party.
The amount Makarova earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning 296,207 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $38,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.48% less than the national average, earning $34,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makarova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makarova in the Georgian language | ||
| მაკაროვა | makarova | - |
| Makarova in the Russian language | ||
| Макарова | makarova | - |
| Makarova in the Arabic language | ||
| مكاروفنا | mkarwfna | - |
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