Maragan Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Maragan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maragan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3931:195,37515,880
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Maragan (217) may also be a first name.

Maragan Last Name Facts

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

Maragan (Hindi: मरगां, Marathi: मारगण) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maragan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 613,453rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Maragan are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maragan is also the 612,983rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 217 people.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 195,375. In Iran Maragan is most common in: North Khorasan Province, where 62 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Maragan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maragan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maragan surname expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maragan Last Name Statistics demography

Maragan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maragan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maragan in the Hindi language
मरगांmaragam93.55
मरगाँmaragam3.23
मारगनmaragana3.23
Maragan in the Marathi language
मारगणmaragana50
मारगंmaragam25
मरागनmaragana25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Maragan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis