Makura Surname
Approximately 3,897 people bear this surname
Makura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,189 | 1:4,841 | 463 |
| Tanzania | 245 | 1:216,088 | 18,072 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Lesotho | 32 | 1:63,517 | 8,935 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Makura (332) may also be a first name.
Makura Demographics
Average Makura Salary in
United States
$92,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Makura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makura (Arabic: مكوري, Georgian: მაკურა, Hindi: मकुरा, Marathi: मकुरा, Oriya: ମକୁରା, Russian: Макура) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 118,025th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,870,040 people. The surname Makura occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Makura are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 480,499th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 332 people.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,189 people, or 1 in 4,841. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 31 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Makura exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Makura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Makura last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Makura earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.8% less than the national average, earning R 152,556 per year and in United States they earn 115.1% more than the national average, earning $92,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Makura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Makura in the Georgian language | ||
| მაკურა | makura | - |
| Makura in the Marathi language | ||
| मकुरा | makura | 85.71 |
| माकुरा | makura | 14.29 |
| Makura in the Hindi language | ||
| मकुरा | makura | 70 |
| मकूरा | makura | 26.67 |
| माकुरा | makura | 3.33 |
| Makura in the Oriya language | ||
| ମକୁରା | makura | 50 |
| ମକୁର | makura | 50 |
| Makura in the Russian language | ||
| Макура | makura | - |
| Makura in the Arabic language | ||
| مكوري | mkwry | - |
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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 Makura
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