Around the world, มกร (Makara 
, Makon 
, Makorn 
) is quite a common mostly masculine, but seldom female given name. The first name มกร is habitual in Cameroon, where it is a rare masculine name, India, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, and South Africa, where it is a rare principally male, but scarcely female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Indonesia, and Cameroon. Also, มกร is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Makara | Lesotho, South Africa, Kenya, Poland, India |
| Makon | South Africa, Thailand, Cameroon, United States, India |
| Makorn | United States, Thailand, Germany, Malaysia |
| มกร | Thailand |
นูปกรณ์, พฤฒิโฆสิต, อธิปฏิพัทธ์, ชวนะรักษ์, รัตนโกวิท, แสงสุวรรณ, สุวรรณอาภา, and นาคประเสริฐ