Maharara Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maharara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maharara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Maharara Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maharara Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maharara (Hindi: महरारा, Marathi: महररा) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maharara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Maharara is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maharara live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Maharara is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maharara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maharara in the Hindi language
महराराmaharara-
Maharara in the Marathi language
महरराmaharara-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maharara
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