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 or territory. It can also be rendered as: Maraõ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 409,211th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Marao reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 30 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 110 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 842,812. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 70 percent are found, Maranhão, where 8 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 5 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.
Marao Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the 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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