Maaru Surname
Approximately 2,608 people bear this surname
Maaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,540 | 1:69,741 | 5,047 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Maaru (1,076) may also be a first name.
Maaru Demographics
Maaru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Maaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maaru (Hindi: माारू, Marathi: मारू, Oriya: ମାଆରୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maaru is the 166,002nd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,794,304 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Maaru live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 243,657th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 1,076 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,540 people, or 1 in 69,741. In Nigeria Maaru is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 59 percent reside, Katsina, where 11 percent reside and Jigawa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Maaru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maaru in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଆରୁ | ma'aru | - |
| Maaru in the Marathi language | ||
| मारू | maru | 72.73 |
| मारु | maru | 27.27 |
| Maaru in the Hindi language | ||
| माारू | maaru | 50 |
| मअरू | ma'aru | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Maaru
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