Maranya Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maranya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maranya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6021:87,9438,885
Kenya2121:217,83015,493
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Maranya (128) may also be a first name.

Maranya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maranya (Marathi: मारण्या, Russian: Маранья) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maranya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 402,505th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,357,277 people. The surname Maranya occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maranya reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maranya is also the 821,896th most widespread first name globally It is held by 128 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 602 people, or 1 in 87,943. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 55 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Maranya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marhanya935/
Marganya931/
Maharanya8896/
Maranha86947/
Maragna86593/
Marania86255/
Maranja86226/
Moranya8617/
Maronya866/
Maranea861/
Margania8062/
Marangia8051/
Marainia8029/
Maranias809/
Marzania808/
Marranea803/
Hmarania801/
Maragnat801/
Morganya801/
Maraña775,457/
Mahramnia7513/
Maharania759/
Matrosnya751/
Mahrannia751/
Maragno713,014/
Maranho711,915/
Moronya71112/
Morania71102/
Maranjo7158/
Moranha7134/
Maranio7127/
Marañia714/
Moranja711/
Mairaña711/
Marañña711/
Maaraña711/
Mairangeha711/
Moragna710/
Marangio671,670/
Maranhão67354/
Meirania6749/
Marranho6716/
Moranias677/
Marainho672/
Marzanio672/
Morainyo672/
Maranhoo671/
Marangno671/
Marzaneo671/
Maramnjo671/

Maranya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maranya in the Marathi language
मारण्याmaranya50
मारंयाmaranya50
Maranya in the Russian language
Мараньяmarana-

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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
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  • 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 Maranya
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