Maragen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Maragen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maragen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Maragen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maragen (Marathi: मरगेन, Oriya: ମରେଗନ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maragen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maragen? popularity and diffusion

Maragen is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Maragen are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Maragen is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 42 percent live, Enga, where 33 percent live and East Sepik, where 17 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Iran, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maragen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maragen in the Oriya language
ମରେଗନmaregana-
Maragen in the Marathi language
मरगेनmaragena-

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Footnotes

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