Marakiya Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Marakiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Marakiya (161) may also be a first name.
Marakiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marakiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marakiya (Marathi: मरिकया) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marakiya? popularity and diffusion
Marakiya is the 1,828,462nd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Marakiya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 161 people.
The surname Marakiya is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe Marakiya is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 58 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marakiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marakiya in the Marathi language | ||
| मरिकया | marikaya | - |
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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 Marakiya
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