Marava Surname
Approximately 1,806 people bear this surname
Marava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 955 | 1:16,166 | 2,337 |
| Cameroon | 342 | 1:60,728 | 7,792 |
| Papua New Guinea | 289 | 1:28,214 | 3,192 |
| India | 187 | 1:4,101,954 | 110,376 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Marava (1,778) may also be a first name.
Marava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marava (Arabic: ميرافا, Hindi: मरवा, Marathi: मरवा, Russian: Марава) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marava? popularity and diffusion
The last name Marava is the 225,102nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,035,186 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Marava reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,418th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 1,778 people.
Marava is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 955 people, or 1 in 16,166. In Zimbabwe Marava is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 57 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Marava is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marava in the Hindi language | ||
| मरवा | marava | 84.38 |
| मारवा | marava | 14.58 |
| मारवाड़ | maravara | 1.04 |
| Marava in the Marathi language | ||
| मरवा | marava | 57.69 |
| मारवा | marava | 38.46 |
| मरावा | marava | 3.85 |
| Marava in the Russian language | ||
| Марава | marava | - |
| Marava in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرافا | myrafa | - |
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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 Marava
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