Makridis Surname

137,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Makridis Surname User-submission:

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

Makridis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,7971:3,961378
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada601:614,09350,489
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway61:857,04855,549
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Makridis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Makridis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makridis (Russian: Макридис) is found most in Greece. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makridis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makridis is the 137,794th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,242,322 people. Makridis is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Makridis are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 2,797 people, or 1 in 3,961. In Greece Makridis is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 40 percent live, Attica, where 25 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 15 percent live. Excluding Greece this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Makridis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Makridis surname is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Makridis are 16.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.39% registered with the party.

The amount Makridis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackridis941/
Magkridis941/
Makridais941/
Makrides88626/
Macridis8895/
Makrydis885/
Makridisová841/
MacKrides8286/
Makredish8221/
MacKredis821/
Mougkridis783/
Macrides75459/
Makredes7551/
MacRedis754/
Masquredis671/

Makridis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makridis in the Russian language
Макридисmakridis-

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