Marago Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

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

Marago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2261:239,72424,596
Papua New Guinea1911:42,6905,212
Italy1631:375,19443,278
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England41:13,929,515290,718
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Maragò (36) & Maragó (4) are calculated separately.

Marago (908) may also be a first name.

Marago Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marago is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Maragò or Maragó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marago? popularity and diffusion

It is the 404,308th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. Marago is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Marago are found; 27 percent are found in Southern Africa and 27 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 269,226th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 908 people.

Marago is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 239,724. In South Africa Marago is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside, North West, where 9 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Italy, where 19 percent reside.

Marago Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marago surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marago earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 149.08% more than the national average, earning €74,798 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.96% less than the national average, earning R 137,928 per year and in United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maragò9436/
Maragó944/
Marango923,146/
Maragos92819/
Mairago92172/
Maragou92109/
Maragoh9229/
Maragod9227/
Maragot9212/
Marzago9210/
Maragho925/
Margago924/
Maragoa922/
Maragoy922/
Maragoo921/
Maragoz921/
Maïrago921/
Marangou86244/
Maragooe8637/
Marragou8623/
Matragos8619/
Marangoh8613/
Maraggos8610/
Marrango862/
Marangoo862/
Maraïgou861/
Maurango861/
Maraagos861/
Marraggo861/
Maraungo861/
Maraango861/
Maraigou861/
Mairagou861/
Mairango861/
Maragous860/
Maraga833,729/
Morago83736/
Marogo83250/
Marego8373/
Merago8324/
Marakghoy801/
Maranga7713,512/
Morango771,920/
Marongo771,001/
Mairogo77568/
Maragat77276/
Maragau77173/
Mairaga77150/
Marogoa77145/
Mauraga7753/
Maragas7747/
Marougo7727/
Maragha7726/
Moragod7726/
Maregoi7725/
Mearaga7721/
Marzaga7720/
Marogoi7716/
Maregoï7712/
Maragah7710/
Meragoj778/
Marogoh777/
Mharaga776/
Maragaa775/
Maragad775/
Maragga774/
Marauga774/
Moragot774/
Mayrogo773/
Morgago772/
Maïraga772/
Marañga772/
Marrogo772/
Marraga772/
Maragap771/
Marogou771/
Mareego771/
Maïrogo771/
Moragoï771/
Marhogo771/
Moraigo771/
Maurogo771/
Moreago770/
Mairongo711,049/
Marangga71942/
Maraghah7199/
Maraugha7177/
Mairanga7176/
Mauragas7137/
Maraunga7134/
Mayrongo7126/
Marhongo7123/
Matragas7116/
Marhanga7114/
Marongoy7110/
Mareigou719/
Mairagas718/
Marreaga716/
Marang'a716/
Maharaga713/
Meraghoj712/
Maroungo712/
Maragaas712/
Margogga711/
Maroogod711/
Meraigou711/
Marranga711/
Marangaa711/
Marannga711/
Maroongo711/
Mairaiga711/
Mauranga711/
Morragot711/
Marrogos711/
Maragaah711/
Maraghad711/
Moraga6744,574/
Marega6714,397/
Maroga678,205/
Morogo671,946/
Meraga671,279/
Morego6775/
Maraghast6717/
Mairang'a676/
Merogo672/
Meiragoiz672/
Mourangou672/
Marragatt671/
Marèga671/
Mairougou671/
Mairousgo671/
Mairrongo671/
Maharaiga671/
Merego671/
Matraagha671/

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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
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  • 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 Marago
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