Maracus Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maracus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maracus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maracus (125) may also be a first name.

Maracus Last Name Facts

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

Maracus (Marathi: मारकुस, Oriya: ମାରକୁସ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maracus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Maracus are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Maracus is also the 832,731st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 125 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 104,535. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 23 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 18 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marachus931/
Maracaus931/
Maracu92139/
Marakus86586/
Marascu86201/
Marasus86113/
Maracos866/
Marzacu865/
Maraceu862/
Matracu861/
Maracut861/
Moracus861/
Marocus861/
Marracos808/
Marakush804/
Marrocus801/
Marakuis801/
Maraukus801/
Maraku77103/
Măracu774/
Marascout751/
Marrocu711,174/
Matraku71621/
Marakos71157/
Marakau7169/
Marokus7127/
Morascu7126/
Maroccu7116/
Marocos717/
Marakou716/
Maharakaus713/
Marakud713/
Marraku712/
Moracos711/
Morocus711/
Mârzacu711/
Marakui711/
Marakhu711/
Marauku711/
Maragkos672,860/
Maragkou671,987/
Marrocos671,559/
Marroccu67614/
Matrakhu6760/
Maratsos6718/
Marakkou6716/
Marakkos6713/
Maroccou6711/
Maurazos679/
Morakaus674/
Matrakut674/
Marakosh673/
Masrakhu672/
Matrakou672/
Marazoss671/
Maroukos671/
Mătraşcu671/

Maracus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maracus in the Oriya language
ମାରକୁସmarakusa-
Maracus in the Marathi language
मारकुसmarakusa-

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Footnotes

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