Maraye Surname
Approximately 2,766 people bear this surname
Maraye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,860 | 1:10,318 | 787 |
| Uganda | 263 | 1:148,438 | 13,197 |
| Philippines | 195 | 1:519,170 | 60,067 |
| Pakistan | 176 | 1:1,015,022 | 13,094 |
| Iran | 103 | 1:745,461 | 38,299 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Mauritius | 11 | 1:117,583 | 7,967 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Maraye (1,891) may also be a first name.
Maraye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maraye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﻱ, Marathi: मारये) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 158,027th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,634,688 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Maraye are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Maraye is also the 174,822nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,891 people.
The surname Maraye is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 1,860 people, or 1 in 10,318. In Niger Maraye is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 47 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 29 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Niger it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maraye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maraye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍﻱ | mray | - |
| Maraye in the Marathi language | ||
| मारये | maraye | 50 |
| मराये | maraye | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Maraye
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