Marazu Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Marazu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 155 | 1:1,142,857 | 46,821 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Marazu (152) may also be a first name.
Marazu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marazu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marazu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marazu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,391,595th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marazu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marazu is also the 746,252nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 152 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria Marazu is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 24 percent live, Zamfara, where 20 percent live and Kaduna, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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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 Marazu
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