Makris Surname

28,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Makris Surname User-submission:

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

Makris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece14,7681:75014
United States2,1311:170,08917,188
Australia5991:45,0685,661
Canada3361:109,65911,761
Cyprus2511:3,525425
Germany1461:551,40745,588
England1361:409,69228,019
Sweden431:228,99415,912
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
France401:1,660,568152,033
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Wales61:515,75523,171
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Albania61:485,67618,535
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India51:153,413,076951,030
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Makris (155) may also be a first name.

Makris 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 Makris surname means 'long'.

- alexandram

Makris Last Name Facts

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

Makris (Arabic: ماكريس, Russian: Макрис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makris? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makris is the 28,552nd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 387,121 people. Makris is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Makris are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Makris is also the 738,219th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 155 people.

Makris is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 14,768 people, or 1 in 750. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 31 percent are found, Thessaly, where 12 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Greece this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Makris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Makris are 0.059999999999995% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Makris earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.81% less than the national average, earning R 166,800 per year; in United States they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $51,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKris9298/
Makries9222/
Makhris9216/
Makrios925/
Maikris921/
Makriss921/
MacKriss8621/
Maskrist866/
Macris831,587/
Mokris83313/
Makres83212/
Makrys8328/
Mekris832/
Makriz831/
Makrisová803/
Makrisova801/
MacKres7748/
MacRiss7718/
Mockris778/
Makresh777/
Makrysz776/
Makreas775/
Makrysh773/
Mokrijs772/
Moukris771/
MacKrys771/
Makrich771/
Makrice771/
Macrise771/
Mokhris771/
MacKrizz7127/
Mockrish7112/
Mokrisch716/
Moukriss715/
Mougkris714/
Mazkrizz713/
Maskryst712/
Maycriss711/
Makhresh711/
Maaquris711/
Mokreish710/
Mokriš67167/
MacRes67136/
Makhriche6734/
Macriş6732/
Mokres6728/
Macriz6720/
Mokrys6718/
Makrez6710/
Maykhrich676/
Mokrisova674/
Makresova673/
Mahakrich671/
Mchris671/
Macrys671/
McRris671/
Makrysova671/
McCris670/

Makris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makris in the Russian language
Макрисmakris-
Makris in the Arabic language
ماكريسmakrys-

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