Makri Surname

33,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Makri Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Greek adjective makris, meaning 'long'. When defining people, makris means 'tall'.

Makri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8,1921:1,35356
India4,8781:157,2509,833
Yemen1,1201:23,5942,389
Algeria3821:101,13014,980
Cyprus2751:3,218382
Iran2061:372,73124,433
France1721:386,17957,106
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England851:655,50738,035
Albania831:35,1095,213
Lebanon481:117,4396,481
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Makri (1,714) may also be a first name.

Makri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Greek adjective makris, meaning 'long'. When defining people, makris means 'tall'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Makri surname means 'long'.

- alexandram

Makri Last Name Facts

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

Makri (Arabic: مكري, Georgian: მაკრი, Hindi: मकरी, Marathi: मकरी, Oriya: ମକୀ, Russian: Макри) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,077th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 453,883 people. Makri occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Makri live; 53 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Makri is also the 185,478th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,714 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 8,192 people, or 1 in 1,353. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 39 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 12 percent live and Thessaly, where 11 percent live. Beside Greece this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live and Yemen, where 7 percent live.

Makri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Makri last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Makri earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.51% more than the national average, earning $67,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.4% less than the national average, earning $35,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makrai911,025/
Makryi9167/
Makrui9135/
Makriy9133/
Makhri9132/
Makrij9122/
Mahkri9121/
Makrei9110/
Makrio9110/
Makkri916/
Makrid915/
MacKri915/
Makrri911/
Maakri911/
Makrie911/
Makrih911/
Maikeri8391/
Maskrid8340/
Maikrai8318/
Makhrit837/
Maukhri837/
Makhrij835/
Matkrit835/
MacKrie834/
Makkrai832/
Makhrai832/
Makriss831/
Makrich831/
Mathkri831/
Measkri831/
Mak'rio831/
Maskrui831/
Makraai831/
Meakrit831/
Maikris831/
Mahakri831/
Maukrie830/
Macri8022,018/
Mokri803,059/
Makra802,619/
Mekri802,618/
Makre80270/
Makry80259/
Maqri8078/
Makré802/
Mahakrit7732/
MacKrizz7727/
Mahakrid779/
Maskrist776/
Makhrije775/
Mazkrizz773/
MacKrith771/
Mokryi731,787/
Macris731,587/
Mehkri73640/
Macrii73251/
Makray73223/
Mekrai73170/
Mokriš73167/
Mokrui73149/
Mokrit73123/
Moekri73118/
Mokriy73104/
MacRie73101/
Makhre7377/
Mokrai7372/
MacCri7369/
Makrey7350/
Maskre7341/
Macriş7332/
Macriz7320/
Mokrei7320/
Mackre7318/
Maskry7317/
Makrra7315/
Mekhri7313/
Makreh7312/
Moukri7311/
Makrez7310/
Mekkri7310/
Maikra7310/
Mockri7310/
Macrei738/
Mokhri737/
Macrio736/
Magkra735/
Maakra735/
MacRai734/
Makkre734/
MacRij734/
Mackry734/
Mackré733/
Mokrie733/
Mokrid733/
Mascri732/
Makrea732/
Makryd732/
Mokrii731/
Maqrai731/
Mekrhi731/
MacKra731/
Maukra731/
Macriì731/
Macriș731/
Maacri731/
Makhra731/
Makrha731/
Mahkry731/
Meekri731/
Mhekri731/
Makraa731/
Mokrih731/
Mohkri731/
Matcri731/
Maicri731/
Makroy731/
Makryo731/
Makryt731/
Macrhi731/
Makraiová7119/
Maykhrich716/
Makraiova713/
Mahakrich711/
Makhraj67551/
Maikere67113/
Mackrey6781/
Maascri6781/
MacKres6748/
Mokrëri6741/
MacKroy6729/
Mackraj6726/
MacRiss6718/
Mougkri6717/
Makraya6716/
Masquri6714/
Makrahy679/
Meckrui678/
Mackray678/
Mockris678/
Makrysz676/
Mashqri676/
Makreas675/
Mackree675/
Madkree675/
Makrysh673/
Mashkre673/
Mackrea673/
Mhaskre672/
Mokrijs672/
Mokrich671/
Makhray671/
MacReid671/
Maykkra671/
Maskray671/
Maskree671/
MacKrys671/
Moukris671/
Mekkrai671/
Meikeri671/
Maskroy671/
Mahakry671/
Maqurei671/
Makrech671/
Mazquri671/
Meakere671/
Mokreid671/
Mokhrij671/
Mokhris671/
Mokhriz671/
Mascrip670/
Maqurie670/
Moskrip670/

Makri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makri in the Georgian language
მაკრიmakri-
Makri in the Marathi language
मकरीmakari-
Makri in the Hindi language
मकरीmakari93.97
मकडीmakadi2.59
माकरीmakari1.72
मकड़ीmakari0.86
मकृmakr0.86
Makri in the Oriya language
ମକୀmaki55.06
ମକିmaki37.08
ମାକିmaki5.62
ମାକୀmaki2.25
Makri in the Russian language
Макриmakri-
Makri in the Arabic language
مكريmkry-

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