Makir Surname
Approximately 2,105 people bear this surname
Makir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 937 | 1:189,053 | 11,468 |
| India | 358 | 1:2,142,641 | 71,944 |
| Iraq | 314 | 1:111,534 | 3,223 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Turkey | 63 | 1:1,235,261 | 51,954 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Makir (1,504) may also be a first name.
Makir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makir (Hindi: माकिर, Marathi: मकीर, Oriya: ମାକିର, Russian: Макир) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 198,621st most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,462,017 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Makir live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 200,416th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 1,504 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 937 people, or 1 in 189,053. In Nigeria Makir is most numerous in: Benue, where 78 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Taraba, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Makir occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Iraq, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makir in the Marathi language | ||
| मकीर | makira | - |
| Makir in the Hindi language | ||
| माकिर | makira | 64.29 |
| मकीर | makira | 25 |
| माकीर | makira | 3.57 |
| माकिऱ | makira | 3.57 |
| मकिर | makira | 3.57 |
| Makir in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାକିର | makira | 30 |
| ମକିର | makira | 20 |
| ମାକିର୍ | makir | 20 |
| ମକୀର | makira | 10 |
| ମିର | mira | 10 |
| ମାକୀର | makira | 10 |
| Makir in the Russian language | ||
| Макир | makir | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makir
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