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Where Does The Last Name Marakas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Marakas (Hindi: मारकस, Marathi: मारकस, Oriya: ମାରକାସ, Russian: Маракас) is found most frequently in Greece. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 760,012^th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Marakas are found; 48 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Marakas is also the 555,528^th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 257 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 60,878. In Greece Marakas is mostly found in: Crete, where 51 percent live, Western Greece, where 21 percent live and Attica, where 20 percent live. Not including Greece it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Marakas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Marakas surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

Marakas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,793 USD per year.