Maraji Surname
Approximately 2,580 people bear this surname
Maraji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,195 | 1:34,981 | 4,141 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Maraji (564) may also be a first name.
Maraji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maraji (Bengali: মরজী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﺟﻰ, Hindi: मराजी, Marathi: मराजी, Oriya: ମାରାଜି) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 167,600th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,824,630 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Maraji are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maraji is also the 353,625th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 564 people.
It is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 2,195 people, or 1 in 34,981. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 27 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found and Kermanshah Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 8 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maraji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maraji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍﺟﻰ | mrajy | - |
| Maraji in the Bengali language | ||
| মরজী | maraji | - |
| Maraji in the Marathi language | ||
| मराजी | maraji | 75.51 |
| मारजी | maraji | 19.32 |
| माराजी | maraji | 1.77 |
| मडावी | madavi | 1.26 |
| मरािज | maraija | 0.51 |
| रामजी | ramaji | 0.25 |
| मरजी | maraji | 0.13 |
| िपराजी | iparaji | 0.13 |
| मानाजी | manaji | 0.13 |
| मरिज | marija | 0.13 |
| दमडाजी | damadaji | 0.13 |
| मारेाजी | mareaji | 0.13 |
| कचराजी | kacaraji | 0.13 |
| Maraji in the Hindi language | ||
| मराजी | maraji | 65.63 |
| मरजी | maraji | 21.88 |
| मनराजी | manaraji | 3.13 |
| माराजी | maraji | 3.13 |
| मारजी | maraji | 3.13 |
| Maraji in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରାଜି | maraji | 33.33 |
| ମରାଜୀ | maraji | 33.33 |
| ମରଜି | maraji | 16.67 |
| ମାରାଜୀ | maraji | 16.67 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maraji
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