Maragana Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maragana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maragana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3781:267,82639,333
India2361:3,250,27794,785
Botswana551:39,7627,636
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Niger71:2,741,71749,802

The alternate forms: Maragaña (1) are calculated separately.

Maragana (18) may also be a first name.

Maragana Last Name Facts

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

Maragana (Marathi: मरगाना) is found most in The Philippines. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Maragaña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maragana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 463,189th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Maragana live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

Maragana is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 267,826. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 33 percent are found, Caraga, where 28 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Maragana exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent are found and Botswana, where 8 percent are found.

Maragana Last Name Statistics demography

Maragana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.22% less than the national average, earning R 18,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maragana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maragana in the Marathi language
मरगानाmaragana66.67
मरगाणाmaragana16.67
मरगनाmaragana16.67

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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 Maragana
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