Marandu Surname

55,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Marandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,1891:6,465834
Zimbabwe8421:18,3352,705
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
England221:2,532,63991,802
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Marandu (40) may also be a first name.

Marandu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marandu occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marandu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,229th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 792,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marandu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 40 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,189 people, or 1 in 6,465. In Tanzania Marandu is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Marandu occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Marandu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Marandu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Marandu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairandu9368/
Mharandu937/
Marandus936/
Marandud931/
Marandou931/
Marandui931/
Marandoup8835/
Maratendu881/
Maraundus881/
Margandou881/
Merandu861/
Marandoe809/
Morandau805/
Morandus803/
M'Erandu801/
Maroundou753,755/
Marrandoo758/
Mourgandou7114/
Moronduz671/
Morondoud631/

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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 Marandu
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