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 MakarovThis surname derives from Greek Makarios, meaning 'happy', 'fortunate', 'blessed'.
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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) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: 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 widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,047 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Makarova reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Makarova is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 205,048 people, or 1 in 703. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 7 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Kostroma Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Russia Makarova is found 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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 holding the Makarova last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 64.97% registered to vote for the 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.
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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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