Al-Maria Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Al-Maria Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Maria.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Maria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Al-Maria (32) may also be a first name.

Al-Maria Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Maria Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Maria occurs most in Afghanistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Maria? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al-Maria is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Al-Maria occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Al-Maria are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Takhar, where 75 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 13 percent reside and Paktika, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Maria885/
Al Mariah8214/
Al Marija821/
Al Marhia821/
Al Masrias781/
Al Mariash781/
Al Mariapp781/
Al Marja7532/
Al Moria751/
Al Marjoud561/
Al Marjouh561/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Maria
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