Many Sri Lankan Moors are Marakkars, and share the same history with Tamil Nadu Marakkars in particular, and Marakkars from Kerala, this can be seen from the large number of prominent Sri Lankan Moors who hold the surname of Marikkar (and its variations) and through the extremely strong linguistic and cultural similarities held by these communities. It said there has been a strong relationship between Marakkar communities through endogamous marriages. The similarities have been described as "enormous" as described by M. M. M. Mahroof.