Maraba Surname
Approximately 3,847 people bear this surname
Maraba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,545 | 1:35,066 | 4,491 |
| Turkey | 579 | 1:134,407 | 10,921 |
| Niger | 450 | 1:42,649 | 2,256 |
| Brazil | 366 | 1:584,903 | 21,828 |
| Kenya | 278 | 1:166,115 | 12,822 |
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| Philippines | 107 | 1:946,152 | 83,691 |
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Tanzania | 25 | 1:2,117,665 | 47,926 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Northern Cyprus | 9 | 1:35,446 | 7,326 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Marabá (30) are calculated separately.
Maraba (627) may also be a first name.
Maraba Demographics
Maraba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maraba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maraba (Arabic: معرابي, Hindi: मरबा, Marathi: मराबा, Oriya: ମାରବା) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Marabá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 119,467th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,894,345 people. Maraba occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Maraba reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maraba is also the 332,667th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 627 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,545 people, or 1 in 35,066. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, Limpopo, where 40 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.
Maraba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Maraba earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning R 205,080 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maraba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maraba in the Hindi language | ||
| मरबा | maraba | 75 |
| मराबा | maraba | 25 |
| Maraba in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରବା | maraba | 50 |
| ମରବା | maraba | 50 |
| Maraba in the Marathi language | ||
| मराबा | maraba | 33.33 |
| मरबा | maraba | 33.33 |
| मारबा | maraba | 16.67 |
| मरिबा | mariba | 16.67 |
| Maraba in the Arabic language | ||
| معرابي | mraby | - |
| معربه | mrbh | - |
| ماريسابا | marysaba | - |
| مريبا | mryba | - |
| مارباء | marba | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maraba
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