Maratu Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Maratu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 100 | 1:154,382 | 19,513 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Maratu (628) may also be a first name.
Maratu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maratu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maratu (Bengali: মরতু, Hindi: मरतू, Marathi: मारतु, Oriya: ମରତୁ) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maratu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maratu is the 975,866th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Maratu are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maratu is also the 332,375th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 628 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 154,382. In Zimbabwe Maratu is most common in: Harare Province, where 92 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 6 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maratu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maratu in the Bengali language | ||
| মরতু | maratu | - |
| Maratu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରତୁ | maratu | - |
| Maratu in the Hindi language | ||
| मरतू | maratu | 50 |
| मरतु | maratu | 25 |
| मारतु | maratu | 25 |
| Maratu in the Marathi language | ||
| मारतु | maratu | 45.45 |
| मरतु | maratu | 36.36 |
| मारतू | maratu | 13.64 |
| मारटू | maratu | 4.55 |
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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 Maratu
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