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 surname Marans (Hindi: मारंस, Russian: Маранс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marans.

How Common Is The Last Name Marans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 950,707th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Marans are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Marans is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 26 percent reside, California, where 24 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Marans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marans last name increased 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 US average, with 100% being 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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