Marius Forename
2,083rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 485,010 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania
Marius Forename Definition:
A male name. the name of a Roman gens, probably derived from the name of the grand-daughterMars. Marius has been used occasionally in England since the revival of learning. Mario is very common in Italy, where it is apparently regarded as a m.
Read More About This ForenameMarius Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 100% | 262,012 | 1:77 | 8 |
| South Africa | 100% | 35,925 | 1:1,518 | 227 |
| Central African Republic | - | 18,158 | 1:249 | 86 |
| France | 100% | 13,521 | 1:4,916 | 440 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 13,301 | 1:1,777 | 420 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 10,495 | 1:281 | 67 |
| Norway | 100% | 9,951 | 1:516 | 137 |
| Germany | 100% | 9,167 | 1:10,546 | 713 |
| Benin | 100% | 8,687 | 1:1,217 | 285 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8,155 | 1:2,650 | 489 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 6,909 | 1:37,337 | 4,901 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 6,094 | 1:3,787 | 423 |
| Spain | 100% | 5,416 | 1:8,591 | 693 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4,628 | 1:3,652 | 606 |
| Togo | - | 4,450 | 1:1,627 | 246 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 4,109 | 1:2,767 | 568 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 4,061 | 1:18,180 | 1,555 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4,046 | 1:24,113 | 3,062 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,007 | 1:8,269 | 1,042 |
| United States | 100% | 3,950 | 1:91,782 | 4,190 |
| Mozambique | - | 3,840 | 1:7,095 | 1,242 |
| Haiti | 100% | 3,839 | 1:2,794 | 429 |
| England | 99% | 2,363 | 1:23,531 | 1,410 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2,260 | 1:23,358 | 2,275 |
| Poland | 100% | 2,120 | 1:17,937 | 673 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,964 | 1:959 | 215 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1,954 | 1:4,203 | 630 |
| Chad | 100% | 1,730 | 1:7,860 | 1,235 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1,673 | 1:6,868 | 897 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1,568 | 1:11,722 | 1,198 |
| Congo | 84% | 1,459 | 1:3,433 | 558 |
| Denmark | - | 1,386 | 1:4,076 | 534 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,282 | 1:24,035 | 3,052 |
| India | 100% | 1,280 | 1:949,123 | 63,147 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,216 | 1:17,105 | 2,344 |
| Angola | - | 1,080 | 1:24,969 | 1,864 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,068 | 1:99,260 | 5,585 |
| Australia | - | 999 | 1:13,671 | 1,125 |
| Thailand | 100% | 992 | 1:70,631 | 6,756 |
| Uganda | 85% | 930 | 1:44,040 | 2,743 |
| Italy | 100% | 900 | 1:67,847 | 1,555 |
| Austria | 100% | 845 | 1:10,076 | 630 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 730 | 1:243,239 | 9,825 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 681 | 1:44,714 | 3,781 |
| Albania | 100% | 661 | 1:4,609 | 904 |
| Namibia | - | 628 | 1:3,828 | 613 |
| Ireland | 98% | 593 | 1:7,831 | 630 |
| Mali | - | 552 | 1:30,757 | 1,962 |
| Sweden | 100% | 487 | 1:20,242 | 1,414 |
| Greece | 100% | 479 | 1:22,828 | 1,074 |
| Moldova | 100% | 417 | 1:8,540 | 440 |
| Israel | 98% | 364 | 1:23,085 | 2,066 |
| Ghana | - | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Brazil | 100% | 299 | 1:716,509 | 20,888 |
| New Zealand | - | 278 | 1:16,317 | 1,393 |
| Kenya | 100% | 271 | 1:170,875 | 7,375 |
| Senegal | 98% | 264 | 1:55,232 | 2,115 |
| Portugal | - | 258 | 1:40,352 | 1,504 |
| Estonia | 100% | 240 | 1:5,481 | 798 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 239 | 1:29,248 | 1,878 |
| Russia | 96% | 196 | 1:735,886 | 7,052 |
| Egypt | 100% | 195 | 1:471,287 | 12,924 |
| Iraq | 100% | 183 | 1:191,354 | 3,386 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94% | 174 | 1:46,852 | 4,537 |
| Morocco | - | 164 | 1:209,443 | 5,367 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 159 | 1:11,592 | 810 |
| Zambia | - | 151 | 1:104,999 | 4,857 |
| Saint Lucia | 98% | 126 | 1:1,411 | 253 |
| Finland | 100% | 115 | 1:47,680 | 1,671 |
| Greenland | - | 106 | 1:532 | 115 |
| Lebanon | 98% | 104 | 1:54,111 | 2,440 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 99 | 1:105,366 | 5,394 |
| Suriname | - | 99 | 1:5,584 | 1,159 |
| Hungary | 100% | 81 | 1:120,886 | 795 |
| Scotland | 100% | 80 | 1:66,880 | 1,862 |
| Bahrain | - | 74 | 1:18,225 | 2,605 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 74 | 1:3,651 | 572 |
| Qatar | 100% | 74 | 1:32,022 | 4,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 73 | 1:211,285 | 12,482 |
| French Polynesia | - | 65 | 1:4,275 | 767 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 64 | 1:768 | 169 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 63 | 1:113,524 | 8,663 |
| Malta | - | 62 | 1:6,925 | 809 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Wales | 100% | 51 | 1:60,673 | 1,926 |
| Czechia | 99% | 50 | 1:213,123 | 1,642 |
| Burundi | - | 49 | 1:202,175 | 572 |
| China | - | 31 | 1:44,066,316 | 61,924 |
| Peru | 100% | 31 | 1:1,025,531 | 13,565 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 29 | 1:30,037 | 1,606 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 28 | 1:20,145 | 1,210 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 24 | 1:221,253 | 1,408 |
| Venezuela | 98% | 24 | 1:1,258,412 | 25,329 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 23 | 1:1,033,464 | 39,019 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 22 | 1:61,883 | 5,136 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Hong Kong | - | 21 | 1:369,177 | 3,937 |
| Mexico | 83% | 21 | 1:5,911,639 | 22,154 |
| Singapore | 100% | 18 | 1:349,281 | 9,934 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 16 | 1:71,106 | 389 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 | 1:443,041 | 536 |
| Chile | 92% | 14 | 1:1,257,658 | 10,399 |
| Latvia | 100% | 14 | 1:143,975 | 2,251 |
| Guinea | 100% | 12 | 1:988,221 | 3,313 |
| Belarus | 100% | 11 | 1:862,035 | 4,760 |
| Jersey | - | 11 | 1:9,089 | 812 |
| Oman | - | 11 | 1:373,515 | 4,585 |
| South Korea | - | 10 | 1:554,442 | 13,303 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Mauritius | - | 9 | 1:144,198 | 3,629 |
| Monaco | 100% | 9 | 1:4,274 | 738 |
| Niger | 67% | 9 | 1:2,131,555 | 25,465 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Afghanistan | - | 7 | 1:4,660,502 | 27,414 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Armenia | 75% | 6 | 1:486,459 | 5,701 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 6 | 1:1,607,157 | 18,833 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Grenada | 100% | 6 | 1:18,021 | 1,808 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 6 | 1:340,000 | 19,758 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 6 | 1:79,273 | 1,016 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Algeria | 100% | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 4 | 1:15,325 | 1,588 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Jamaica | - | 4 | 1:720,807 | 13,486 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 4 | 1:79,533 | 2,400 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Saint Martin | - | 4 | 1:8,936 | 133 |
| Serbia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,786,430 | 6,903 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Andorra | - | 3 | 1:27,629 | 798 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Ukraine | - | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Márius (73), Màrius (62), Maríus (17), Mariüs (3) & Mariuš (1) are calculated separately.
Marius (22,643) may also be a surname.
Marius Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. the name of a Roman gens, probably derived from the name of the grand-daughterMars. Marius has been used occasionally in England since the revival of learning. Mario is very common in Italy, where it is apparently regarded as a m. form of Mary.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Latin, ‘of Mars,’ it is an old Roman name: Marius was one of the most celebrated consuls (he held the office seven times), a great general, yet a rather foolish man, of whom a very shrewd character-sketch has been drawn by Oman in those ever-absorbing Seven Roman Statesmen.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Marius Forename Popularity
Marius Demographics
Average Male Marius Height
176.1 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 777 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Marius Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marius in the Russian language | ||
| Мариус | marius | - |
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