Marans Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Marans Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Marans is a form of Marantz, which is an abbreviation of Pomerantz, “orange,” in Yiddish and German. This fruit was a great delicacy in Europe and a dealer in it was held in special regard.

Marans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Latvia161:128,12818,914
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Marans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Marans is a form of Marantz, which is an abbreviation of Pomerantz, “orange,” in Yiddish and German. This fruit was a great delicacy in Europe and a dealer in it was held in special regard.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Marans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marans (Hindi: मारंस, Russian: Маранс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Marans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 950,707th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Marans live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 26 percent live, California, where 24 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Marans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marans surname expanded 2,313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Marans are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marans earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 43.44% more than the national average, earning $61,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.39% more than the national average, earning $70,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurans9237/
Marains9229/
Mayrans921/
Marzans921/
Maranse921/
Margans921/
Mayrhans8627/
Maratins8613/
D'Marans861/
Mairhans861/
Margains861/
Mayranse860/
Maranz83299/
Morans8320/
Marons8313/
Marams834/
Merans833/
Maratinse801/
Morgans773,807/
Meirans77165/
Maranje77110/
Maronse7783/
Morrans7760/
Marance7734/
Mauranx7734/
Maramse7720/
Mourans7713/
Meyrans7711/
Maranze7711/
Marhons779/
Margons777/
Mairanz777/
Marrons777/
Moranse776/
Morains775/
Maurāns772/
Marhens771/
Maroons771/
Moirans771/
Maranzt771/
Mareins771/
Merrans771/
Matrons770/
Mereans770/
Mehrans770/
Maurance7141/
Marreins7115/
Maranche7112/
Matroons719/
Marrance712/
Maramshe711/
Moranz67352/
Morons678/
Marães675/
Maramz672/
Marhamnce671/
Merons671/
Moranx670/

Marans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marans in the Hindi language
मारंसmaransa-
Marans in the Russian language
Марансmarans-

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