Makaru Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Makaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Makaru (2,729) may also be a first name.

Makaru Last Name Facts

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

Makaru (Bengali: মাকরু, Hindi: मकरू, Marathi: मकरु, Oriya: ମକାରୁ, Russian: Макару) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Makaru live; 49 percent live in Oceania Islands and 49 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Makaru is also the 139,997th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,729 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 89,601. In Papua New Guinea Makaru is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 44 percent live, Hela, where 14 percent live and West Sepik, where 13 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makaru in the Bengali language
মাকরুmakaru-
Makaru in the Oriya language
ମକାରୁmakaru85.62
ମକରୁmakaru10.57
ମକାରୂmakaru1.55
ମକରୂmakaru0.26
ମାକାରୁmakaru0.19
ମାକରୁmakaru0.13
ମକୁରୁmakuru0.13
ଗାଧରgadhara0.06
ବଳରାମbalarama0.06
Makaru in the Hindi language
मकरूmakaru76.92
मकारुmakaru15.38
मकारूmakaru7.69
Makaru in the Marathi language
मकरुmakaru25
माकरुmakaru25
मकानदारmakanadara25
मकारूmakaru12.5
मकारुmakaru12.5
Makaru in the Russian language
Макаруmakaru-

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Footnotes

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