Makr Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Makr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Makr (134) may also be a first name.

Makr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makr (Arabic: مكر, Bengali: মক্র, Hindi: माक्र्, Russian: Макр) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makr? popularity and diffusion

Makr is the 1,604,449th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Makr occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Makr reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Levant. Makr is also the 800,975th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 134 people.

Makr is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 372,571. Not including Iraq this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 6 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.

Makr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maskr898/
Matkr892/
Madkr891/
Mak'r891/
Maykr891/
Makrh891/
Meaker801,607/
Maiker80105/
Mayker8030/
Majker8011/
Mhaskr805/
Mashkr802/
Mahakr801/
Mmaskr801/
Matckr800/
Mekr757/
Mokr753/
Macr753/
Maqr751/
Maikher73402/
Makrova73219/
Maikere73113/
Maykher7330/
Maicker7316/
Majcker7313/
Meahker736/
Mahakrd732/
Maykker732/
Meakere731/
Meakerr731/
Meagker730/
Meacker730/
Makhrova672,674/
Macrì67921/
Mekhr675/
Maacr674/
Matqr673/
Mehkr673/
Maqur672/
Maycr672/
Maqrh671/
Macrt671/
Makkrova671/
Mokhr671/
Mascr671/
Meekr670/

Makr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makr in the Bengali language
মক্রmakra-
Makr in the Hindi language
माक्र्makr50
माकरmakara25
मकmaka25
Makr in the Russian language
Макрmakr-
Makr in the Arabic language
مكرmkr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Makr
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