Across the world, Макариос (Makarios 
, Макариос 
) is quite a rare male forename. The given name Макариос is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine name, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare male name, and Egypt. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Greece, and Tanzania. Very seldom, Макариос is the last name as well as the forename.