Marabu Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Marabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 195 | 1:236,820 | 16,541 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Lesotho | 43 | 1:47,269 | 7,569 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Marabu (191) may also be a first name.
Marabu Demographics
Average Marabu Salary in
South Africa
R 184,416
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Marabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marabu (Hindi: मरबू, Marathi: मरबु, Russian: Марабу) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marabu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 642,991st most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname Marabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Marabu live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Marabu is also the 657,437th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 191 people.
The surname Marabu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 61 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 26 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Marabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Marabu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning R 184,416 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marabut | 92 | 518 | / |
| Marabou | 92 | 67 | / |
| Marabui | 92 | 16 | / |
| Marabau | 92 | 12 | / |
| Marabus | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mairabu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Marhabu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maraubu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marhabou | 86 | 136 | / |
| Marabout | 86 | 58 | / |
| Marrabou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Maharabu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Marabous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marawu | 83 | 2,147 | / |
| Maravu | 83 | 157 | / |
| Marobu | 83 | 102 | / |
| Morabu | 83 | 77 | / |
| Merabu | 83 | 54 | / |
| Marebu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Maraboutt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maraybhud | 80 | 2 | / |
| Morabut | 77 | 211 | / |
| Maravou | 77 | 199 | / |
| Marhawu | 77 | 67 | / |
| Marawuy | 77 | 33 | / |
| Marampu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Maravut | 77 | 19 | / |
| Marawui | 77 | 13 | / |
| Maravau | 77 | 12 | / |
| Marravu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Marobut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maraboe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Margavu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matravu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mairebu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maravud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morabud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marobeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merabui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maraboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marebau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maharabudh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moirabou | 71 | 532 | / |
| Marampau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Marampou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maravahu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mairampu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maraivou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maroubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maravaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maarravu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morebu | 67 | 267 | / |
| Marovu | 67 | 205 | / |
| Mairoubou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Morobu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Morawu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Merobu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Merebu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mourabout | 67 | 1 | / |
Marabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marabu in the Hindi language | ||
| मरबू | marabu | - |
| Marabu in the Marathi language | ||
| मरबु | marabu | - |
| Marabu in the Russian language | ||
| Марабу | marabu | - |
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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 Marabu
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