Maraira Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Maraira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Maraira (17) may also be a first name.
Maraira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maraira occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maraira is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Maraira live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 291,288. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 43 percent live, Midlands Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
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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
- 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 Maraira
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