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 can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marakiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. Marakiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marakiya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 161 people.
Marakiya is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe Marakiya is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 58 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside.
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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