Maraka Surname
Approximately 8,103 people bear this surname
Maraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,237 | 1:10,899 | 1,375 |
| India | 1,614 | 1:475,257 | 24,251 |
| Uganda | 957 | 1:40,793 | 5,172 |
| South Africa | 456 | 1:118,811 | 14,123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 161 | 1:50,644 | 6,358 |
| Greece | 160 | 1:69,249 | 11,632 |
| Indonesia | 156 | 1:847,751 | 64,043 |
| Lesotho | 148 | 1:13,734 | 3,035 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
Maraka (1,318) may also be a first name.
Maraka Demographics
Maraka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maraka (Bengali: মারাক, Hindi: मरका, Marathi: मरका, Oriya: ମରକା, Russian: Марака) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Maraka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maraka is the 61,996th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 899,364 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Maraka are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maraka is also the 216,497th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 1,318 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,237 people, or 1 in 10,899. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Turkana County, where 68 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 11 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Maraka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Maraka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.22% less than the national average, earning R 203,844 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maraka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରକା | maraka | - |
| Maraka in the Marathi language | ||
| मरका | maraka | 86.96 |
| माराका | maraka | 4.35 |
| मारका | maraka | 4.35 |
| मराका | maraka | 4.35 |
| Maraka in the Hindi language | ||
| मरका | maraka | 71.43 |
| मारका | maraka | 28.57 |
| Maraka in the Bengali language | ||
| মারাক | maraka | 60 |
| মারাকা | maraka | 40 |
| Maraka in the Russian language | ||
| Марака | maraka | - |
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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 Maraka
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