Maraku Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Albania

Maraku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maraku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
India171:45,121,493474,784
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Albania101:291,40615,585
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Maraku (113) may also be a first name.

Maraku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maraku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maraku (Bengali: মারকু, Hindi: मरकू, Marathi: मारकू, Oriya: ମାରକୁ) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maraku? popularity and diffusion

Maraku is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Maraku are found; 22 percent are found in Southern Africa and 22 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most common first name throughout the world, held by 113 people.

Maraku is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Maraku is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matraku92621/
Marakau9269/
Marakou926/
Marakud923/
Marraku922/
Maeraku921/
Marakui921/
Marakhu921/
Marauku921/
Maragkou861,987/
Matrakhu8660/
Marakkou8616/
Matrakut864/
Matrakou862/
Masrakhu862/
Maraukus861/
Marakuis861/
Mareku83209/
Maracu83139/
Maroku83130/
Meraku8375/
Moraku8318/
Matragkou8018/
Maharakud801/
Mmairakui801/
Marascu77201/
Marokhu77198/
Maracus7788/
Meiraku7742/
Merakou7733/
Merakhu7715/
Morakau7713/
Marokgu778/
Marzacu775/
Marokou775/
Morakhu774/
Marecau773/
Matroku773/
Maraceu772/
Morakou772/
Matracu771/
Mareiku771/
Morakui771/
Mayreku771/
Maracut771/
Marreku771/
Marécau771/
Marhoku771/
Moreaku771/
Maharakaus753/
Marrecau7167/
Maroukou7116/
Matrokou717/
Merrakou715/
Morakaus714/
Maregkou714/
Marrécau713/
Marzouku712/
Maracaus711/
Moraskui711/
Moreku671,498/
Mereku67849/
Moroku6758/
Matroukou6747/
Marouskou6721/
Meroku679/
Măracu674/
Marzoukou672/
Mairoukou672/
Marascout671/

Maraku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maraku in the Bengali language
মারকুmaraku-
Maraku in the Marathi language
मारकूmaraku59.26
मरकुmaraku33.33
मारकुmaraku3.7
मरकूmaraku3.7
Maraku in the Hindi language
मरकूmaraku57.14
मरकुmaraku28.57
मराकूmaraku14.29
Maraku in the Oriya language
ମାରକୁmaraku50
ମରକୁmaraku50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maraku
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