Marabu Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Marabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Lesotho431:47,2697,569
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Marabu (191) may also be a first name.

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) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Marabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marabu is the 642,991st most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Marabu reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 27 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 657,437th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 191 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 61 percent live, Bungoma County, where 26 percent live and Nyamira County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Marabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Marabu surname is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marabut92518/
Marabou9267/
Marabui9216/
Marabau9212/
Marabus923/
Mairabu922/
Marhabu922/
Maraubu921/
Marhabou86136/
Marabout8658/
Marrabou865/
Maharabu864/
Marabous861/
Marawu832,147/
Maravu83157/
Marobu83102/
Morabu8377/
Merabu8354/
Marebu8316/
Maraboutt803/
Maraybhud802/
Morabut77211/
Maravou77199/
Marhawu7767/
Marawuy7733/
Marampu7721/
Maravut7719/
Marawui7713/
Maravau7712/
Marravu776/
Marobut775/
Maraboe775/
Margavu773/
Matravu773/
Mairebu772/
Maravud771/
Morabud771/
Marobeu771/
Merabui771/
Maraboo771/
Marebau771/
Marawau771/
Maharabudh751/
Moirabou71532/
Marampau717/
Marampou713/
Maravahu713/
Mairampu711/
Maraivou711/
Maroubou711/
Maravaud711/
Maarravu711/
Morebu67267/
Marovu67205/
Mairoubou6713/
Morobu6710/
Morawu679/
Merobu675/
Merebu673/
Mourabout671/

Marabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marabu in the Hindi language
मरबूmarabu-
Marabu in the Marathi language
मरबुmarabu-
Marabu in the Russian language
Марабуmarabu-

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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 Marabu
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