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
Average Maraka Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maraka (Bengali: মারাক, Hindi: मरका, Marathi: मरका, Oriya: ମରକା, Russian: Марака) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maraka is the 61,996th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 899,364 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Maraka reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maraka is also the 216,497th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 1,318 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 4,237 people, or 1 in 10,899. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 68 percent live, Bungoma County, where 11 percent live and Kakamega County, where 7 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.
Maraka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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