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 more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraji? popularity and diffusion
Maraji is the 167,600th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,824,630 people. The surname Maraji is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Maraji reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Maraji is also the 353,625th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 564 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 2,195 people, or 1 in 34,981. In Iran Maraji is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 27 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found and Kermanshah Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Iran Maraji is found in 20 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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 Maraji
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