Maragum Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Maragum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maragum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Maragum (26) may also be a first name.

Maragum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maragum (Hindi: मरगूम, Marathi: मरगुम) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maragum.

How Common Is The Last Name Maragum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Maragum reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

The last name Maragum is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 107,286. In Papua New Guinea Maragum is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Maragum exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maraggum931/
Maragun8639/
Maragom863/
Marogum861/
Maraggun80775/
Matragun8067/
Marangun8061/
Marragun808/
Maragung804/
Maragund801/
Maranggun751/
Marraggun751/
Maragon71105/
Meregum7128/
Marranggun711/
Moragom711/
Maraggon67111/
Marzagon677/
Moraggun672/
Maraghon672/
Merregum671/
Moragon57789/
Morogun5737/
Moragón5725/
Marogon572/
Mouragon531/

Maragum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maragum in the Hindi language
मरगूमmaraguma-
Maragum in the Marathi language
मरगुमmaraguma60
मोहरमmoharama20
मरगुबालमmaragubalama20

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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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  • 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 Maragum
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