Maraba Surname

119,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maraba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maraba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5451:35,0664,491
Turkey5791:134,40710,921
Niger4501:42,6492,256
Brazil3661:584,90321,828
Kenya2781:166,11512,822
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
India71:109,580,769786,157
England71:7,959,723202,100
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Marabá (30) are calculated separately.

Maraba (627) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marabá9430/
Marhaba926,366/
Marabad92718/
Marabay92530/
Maaraba92176/
Marabas92128/
Marabai9246/
Marabah9238/
Marabaz9217/
Marabga9212/
Marabat9212/
Marabau9212/
Mahraba927/
Marabha925/
Mairaba924/
Maraaba924/
Marraba924/
Margaba922/
Maraiba922/
Mar'aba922/
Marzaba922/
Marahba921/
Mharaba921/
Mmaraba921/
Matraba921/
Marabea921/
Marahaba86240/
Marabhai8683/
Maraabah8655/
Marhabah8651/
Marabait8651/
Marabeau8631/
Marabeas8629/
Maharaba869/
Mairabah869/
Marabaia868/
Marhabai867/
Mharabat864/
Maurabad863/
Marhabas863/
Marabaha862/
Mahuraba861/
Maurabai861/
Maratbay861/
Marabach861/
Marabadd861/
Marabhat861/
Masrabai861/
Marzabah861/
Marhabaa861/
Marhabat861/
Marabaas861/
Marabash861/
Marabaya861/
Masrabaz861/
Mahrabay861/
Moraba838,451/
Marabe838,029/
Marabi835,262/
Maroba831,867/
Marava831,806/
Marawa831,397/
Meraba83669/
Mareba83387/
Marabo83145/
Maraby8335/
Marabé833/
Matrabhai8039/
Maharabai801/
Mathrabai801/
Maurabait801/
Maharabah801/
Maravad7724,103/
Mouraba773,496/
Morabad773,388/
Marabeh771,747/
Maravah771,457/
Maaraby77875/
Marampa77648/
Masrabe77502/
Marabot77376/
Mairabo77346/
Merahba77290/
Marahwa77252/
Maravai77238/
Marhabi77220/
Majrabi77203/
Mahrabi77203/
Maravha77176/
Maravat77164/
Maravas77158/
Merabai77150/
Mairawa77146/
Morabay77144/
Maraabi77144/
Marhabe77141/
Meiraba77131/
Mairabe77124/
Marobat77113/
Mharabe7799/
Maraber7779/
Marhawa7774/
Morabea7769/
Marabou7767/
Maurawa7763/
Merhaba7760/
Marawai7752/
Marabet7746/
Morabai7744/
Maraabe7744/
Mairoba7742/
Marabhi7734/
Marabez7725/
Margawa7722/
Maravay7722/
Marawah7719/
Marhabo7718/
Maraibe7718/
Marabui7716/
Marabos7716/
Maravea7716/
Merabah7714/
Marabih7714/
Matrabi7712/
Maraboy7712/
Marehba7712/
Marauwa7712/
Maravau7712/
Marouba7712/
Morabat7712/
Marawaz7712/
Maraboi7711/
Marasua7710/
Morabha779/
Marobai778/
Maarabi778/
Mareiba778/
Maurabi777/
Mearava777/
Maraiwa777/
Marabei777/
Maraibi777/
Marabed776/
Morabah776/
Marabiy776/
Marhava776/
Marrava776/
Maravaj775/
Marabie775/
Marabod775/
Mareeba775/
Matroba775/
Mayroba774/
Maarava774/
Merabaa774/
Marabes774/
Marabit774/
Mahraby774/
Marabid773/
Mahroba773/
Mairabi773/
Maireba773/
Morabas773/
Mearabi772/
Marawha772/
Marebah772/
Maarabe772/
Marabey772/
Mehraba772/
Mahrava771/
Marawaj771/
Marayua771/
Mareawa771/
Marebai771/
Marabhe771/
Marabhy771/
Marabij771/
Maraiva771/
Mharava771/
Marawwa771/
Marrabi771/
Marawau771/
Maraway771/
Marebau771/
Marabho771/
Marabis771/
Marabiz771/
Maraboo771/
Mayrabo771/
Moreaba771/
Mohraba771/
'Meraba771/
Marabee771/
Marhoba771/
Marzabi771/
Marooba771/
Maharabhai756/
Maravaha71477/
Meerabai71371/
Merabhai71224/
Maravait71170/
Marhabou71136/
Maravaid7176/
Morabait7172/
Marabout7158/
Marabeis7138/
Marabott7125/
Maharabi7124/
Marhahwa7121/
Morabhai7120/
Marawaha7120/
Maraveas7116/
Maurabis7116/
Maravaiz7114/
Maravath7113/
Maharava7112/
Marahava719/
Maraiwai719/
Maroobai718/
Marampea718/
Maraabeh717/
Marampau717/
Marabeeh717/
Mehrabah716/
Maravahe715/
Matrouba715/
Marrabou715/
Mearavat714/
Mairavad713/
Marraway713/
Maravahu713/
Mmarauwa713/
Marabesh712/
Masrabey712/
Mehrabai712/
Mahravat711/
Mauraiwa711/
Matrabii711/
Maarawah711/
Mearabhi711/
Meerabay711/
Maratbhe711/
Maravaud711/
Margooba711/
Marhampa711/
Marabich711/
Marahabi711/
Marrobai711/
Maravais711/
Masrabeh711/
Masraboy711/
Maurabit711/
Marrabee711/
Marravat711/
Maravaad711/
Marhaber711/
Maraavii711/
Marabous711/
Mairaawa711/
Mahrabeh711/
Maharabhatt711/
Maharabo711/
Moraibay711/
Mourabea711/
Mara'beh711/
Matraber711/
Maroobat711/
Maravats710/
Maravi677,777/
Marowa676,804/
Morabe673,574/
Marova673,451/
Marave672,038/
Marobe671,759/
Morava671,223/
Morawa671,174/
Moreba67618/
Marobo67507/
Morabi67295/
Moraby67287/
Moroba67222/
Marawo6791/
Mereba6753/
Marebo6742/
Maatraiva6738/
Maharavad6731/
Merabo6730/
Morabo6727/
Marobi6725/
Maraví6715/
Meerabhai678/
Maravy676/
Meeraabay676/
Maravo675/
Maroby674/
Maraboutt673/
Meerabhay673/
Maravé673/
Meroba673/
Morabaggi672/
Maharahwa671/
Maharawad671/
Maharawah671/
Maurhavaj671/
Mearavath671/
Marasshwa671/
Marobá671/
Mauravait671/
Maravahaj671/
Maharavai671/
Moradtbah671/
Maravaggi671/
Morabeaux670/

Maraba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maraba in the Hindi language
मरबाmaraba75
मराबाmaraba25
Maraba in the Oriya language
ମାରବାmaraba50
ମରବାmaraba50
Maraba in the Marathi language
मराबाmaraba33.33
मरबाmaraba33.33
मारबाmaraba16.67
मरिबाmariba16.67
Maraba in the Arabic language
معرابيmraby-
معربهmrbh-
ماريساباmarysaba-
مريباmryba-
مارباءmarba-

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