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 found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marakos is the 1,391,595th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Marakos is predominantly found in Oceania, where 32 percent of Marakos are found; 32 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Marakos is also the 1,246,114th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 62 people.

The last name Marakos is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 76 percent live, West New Britain, where 16 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Marakos is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Greece, where 20 percent live.

Marakos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marakos surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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