Marakos Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marakos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marakos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Greece311:357,41349,581
India181:42,614,743461,117
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Marakos (62) may also be a first name.

Marakos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marakos (Arabic: مارقوص, Hindi: मारकोस, Oriya: ମାରେକାସ, Russian: Маракос) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marakos is the 1,391,595th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 32 percent of Marakos reside; 32 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 32 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,246,114th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 76 percent reside, West New Britain, where 16 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Greece, where 20 percent reside.

Marakos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marakos last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Marakos earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,847 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marakos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marakos in the Oriya language
ମାରେକାସmarekasa-
Marakos in the Hindi language
मारकोसmarakosa83.33
मरकोसmarakosa16.67
Marakos in the Russian language
Маракосmarakos-
Marakos in the Arabic language
مارقوصmarqws-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marakos
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