Maraš Surname
Approximately 3,305 people bear this surname
Maraš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 2,896 | 1:221 | 20 |
| Croatia | 220 | 1:19,221 | 3,963 |
| Serbia | 149 | 1:47,953 | 4,730 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 1:110,513 | 8,853 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Maras (12,076), Maraş (4,277), Maraś (147), Mařas (79) & Marás (1) are calculated separately.
Maraš (194) may also be a first name.
Maraš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maraš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maraš is more frequently found in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Maras, Maraş, Maraś, Mařas or Marás. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maraš? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 135,906th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,205,006 people. Maraš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Maraš live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 651,944th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 194 people.
The last name is most widely held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 2,896 people, or 1 in 221. In Montenegro it is most common in: Podgorica Capital City, where 87 percent are found, Tuzi Municipality, where 10 percent are found and Bar Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Montenegro this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 7 percent are found and Serbia, where 5 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 Maraš
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