Marapu Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3211:2,389,61277,416
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Marapu (110) may also be a first name.

Marapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marapu (Hindi: मरपु, Marathi: मारपू, Oriya: ମାରାପୁ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 814,680th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Marapu live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Marapu is also the 895,203rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 110 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 2,389,612. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 54 percent live, Telangana, where 45 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marrapu925,394/
Matrapu92394/
Margapu92108/
Maraapu9214/
Maarapu929/
Marapau926/
Marapus925/
Majrapu924/
Marhapu921/
Marapuy921/
Marapud921/
Marappu921/
Marraapu8650/
Mathrapu8627/
Mearrapu8615/
Maatrapu868/
Marachpu865/
Marrapuu863/
Marrappu863/
Maerrapu861/
Maarrapu861/
Mattrapu861/
Maharapu861/
Marepu83144/
Morapu8341/
Merapu8323/
Maropu8319/
Marrapuha801/
Maarraapu801/
Motrapu77372/
Mourapu778/
Marrepu778/
Merrapu775/
Morrapu774/
Margopu773/
Mareepu773/
Matropu773/
Mosrapu773/
Maarepu771/
Mareppu771/
Marapoe771/
Moraput771/
Maharazpou751/
Mothrapu7165/
Mairapoo7113/
Mootrapu714/
Moosrapu713/
Motrrapu713/
Morepu6731/
Moropu6715/

Marapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marapu in the Hindi language
मरपुmarapu-
Marapu in the Oriya language
ମାରାପୁmarapu50
ମାରାପୁକମଳାmarapukamala25
ମରପୁmarapu25
Marapu in the Marathi language
मारपूmarapu50
मरापुmarapu50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marapu
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