Marakus Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4211:19,3671,985
India871:8,816,843179,063
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Marakus (997) may also be a first name.

Marakus Last Name Facts

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

Marakus (Hindi: मरकुस, Marathi: मरकूस, Oriya: ମାରକୁସ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Marakus.

How Common Is The Last Name Marakus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 546,286th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Marakus live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 254,871st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 997 people.

Marakus is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 19,367. In Papua New Guinea Marakus is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent are found, Enga, where 14 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Marakus exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marakush934/
Maraukus931/
Marakuis931/
Marakos86157/
Maracus8688/
Marokus8627/
Marekus864/
Maharakaus823/
Maragkos802,860/
Marakkos8013/
Morakaus804/
Marakosh803/
Maracaus801/
Marekush801/
Marokos71123/
Morakos719/
Maracos716/
Moracus711/
Merokus711/
Marocus711/
Marakouche711/
Marracos678/
Marrocus671/
Maroukos671/
Marzoucos631/
Marocos577/
Morocus571/
Moracos571/
Maharrokhos566/
Marrocos531,559/
Morekaus534/
Mouroukos5045/
Marroccos501/

Marakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marakus in the Oriya language
ମାରକୁସmarakusa92.62
ମାରକୁସ୍marakus5.74
ମାରକୂସmarakusa0.82
ମାକର୍ାସmakarasa0.82
Marakus in the Hindi language
मरकुसmarakusa38.46
मारकुसmarakusa35.38
मरकूसmarakusa12.31
मारकूसmarakusa9.23
मारकुशmarakusa3.08
मरकुषmarakusa1.54
Marakus in the Marathi language
मरकूसmarakusa33.33
मारकुसmarakusa22.22
मारकुंजmarakunja22.22
मरकुसmarakusa22.22

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