Maraga Surname
Approximately 3,729 people bear this surname
Maraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,753 | 1:26,343 | 2,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 531 | 1:15,355 | 1,489 |
| South Africa | 493 | 1:109,894 | 13,226 |
| Zimbabwe | 318 | 1:48,548 | 7,435 |
| Italy | 207 | 1:295,443 | 37,376 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Israel | 78 | 1:109,713 | 12,377 |
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Palestine | 21 | 1:216,612 | 9,550 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Maraga (1,631) may also be a first name.
Maraga Demographics
Average Maraga Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maraga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maraga (Arabic: مرغي, Hindi: मरगा, Marathi: मरगा, Oriya: ମାରଗା, Russian: Марага) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 122,579th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,954,290 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Maraga reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 27 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,023rd most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 1,631 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,753 people, or 1 in 26,343. In Kenya Maraga is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 28 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 23 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Maraga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maraga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maraga surname expanded 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maraga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Maraga surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (97%) in Kenya.
The amount Maraga earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.45% less than the national average, earning R 162,912 per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maraga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maraga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରଗା | maraga | - |
| Maraga in the Hindi language | ||
| मरगा | maraga | 99.4 |
| म्रगा | mraga | 0.2 |
| मारगा | maraga | 0.2 |
| मरगाा | maragaa | 0.2 |
| Maraga in the Marathi language | ||
| मरगा | maraga | 97.2 |
| मारगा | maraga | 2.8 |
| Maraga in the Russian language | ||
| Марага | maraga | - |
| Maraga in the Arabic language | ||
| مرغي | mrghy | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Maraga
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