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
The last name Maraye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﻱ, Marathi: मारये) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraye? popularity and diffusion
Maraye is the 158,027th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,634,688 people. This 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. It is also the 174,822nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 1,891 people.
The surname Maraye is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 1,860 people, or 1 in 10,318. In Niger Maraye is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 47 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 29 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Niger this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.
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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