Maraş Surname
Approximately 4,277 people bear this surname
Maraş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,276 | 1:18,200 | 2,184 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Maras (12,076), Maraš (3,305), Maraś (147), Mařas (79) & Marás (1) are calculated separately.
Maraş (32) may also be a first name.
Maraş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraş Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maraş is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Maras, Maraš, Maraś, Mařas or Marás. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraş? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 108,801st most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,703,892 people. The surname Maraş occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Maraş reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Maraş is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,276 people, or 1 in 18,200. In Turkey Maraş is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 14 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Kirsehir Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Turkey Maraş exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 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 Maraş
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