Marao Surname
Approximately 854 people bear this surname
Marao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 254 | 1:842,812 | 30,419 |
| Kenya | 189 | 1:244,338 | 16,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 182 | 1:44,801 | 5,515 |
| Philippines | 138 | 1:733,610 | 73,138 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Maraõ (1) are calculated separately.
Marao (110) may also be a first name.
Marao Demographics
Marao Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marao (Marathi: मारु, Russian: Марао) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Maraõ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 409,211th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. Marao is mostly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Marao live; 34 percent live in South America and 30 percent live in Luso-South America. Marao is also the 895,203rd most common first name on earth It is held by 110 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 842,812. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 70 percent are found, Maranhão, where 8 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.
Marao Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Marao surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marao in the Marathi language | ||
| मारु | maru | 40 |
| मरव | marava | 40 |
| मारव | marava | 20 |
| Marao in the Russian language | ||
| Марао | marao | - |
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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 Marao
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