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
The last name Maraş is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Maras, Maraš, Maraś, Mařas or Marás. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraş? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 108,801st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,703,892 people. The surname Maraş occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Maraş are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 32 people.
Maraş is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,276 people, or 1 in 18,200. In Turkey Maraş is mostly concentrated in: Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found and Kirsehir Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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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