Marega Surname
Approximately 14,397 people bear this surname
Marega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 5,098 | 1:3,329 | 260 |
| Guinea | 1,510 | 1:7,837 | 291 |
| Senegal | 1,497 | 1:9,739 | 377 |
| Italy | 1,391 | 1:43,966 | 7,902 |
| Brazil | 1,078 | 1:198,585 | 7,656 |
| Argentina | 1,050 | 1:40,708 | 3,413 |
| France | 853 | 1:77,870 | 10,951 |
| Mauritania | 554 | 1:7,391 | 810 |
| Zimbabwe | 532 | 1:29,019 | 4,458 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Ivory Coast | 136 | 1:169,641 | 7,646 |
| Spain | 128 | 1:365,250 | 20,590 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Croatia | 37 | 1:114,287 | 17,308 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Kenya | 32 | 1:1,443,122 | 35,693 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 1:82,922 | 10,664 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Uruguay | 22 | 1:155,989 | 13,535 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Maréga (414) & Marèga (1) are calculated separately.
Marega (220) may also be a first name.
Marega Demographics
Marega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marega (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺭﻳﻜﺎ, Hindi: मरेगा, Russian: Марега) is carried by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Maréga or Marèga. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Marega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,628th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 506,185 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Marega are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Mande Africa. Marega is also the 608,246th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 220 people.
Marega is most widely held in Mali, where it is held by 5,098 people, or 1 in 3,329. Without taking into account Mali this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Senegal, where 10 percent are found.
Marega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Marega surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Marega surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Marega earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning €29,149 per year and in United States they earn 52.95% less than the national average, earning $20,302 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marega in the Hindi language | ||
| मरेगा | marega | - |
| Marega in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﻜﺎ | maryka | 84.3 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻛﺎ | marka | 10.76 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻗﺎ | marqa | 1.35 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﺠﺎ | maryja | 0.9 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ | mryka | 0.9 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﻚ | maryk | 0.45 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻜﻰ | mryky | 0.45 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﺟﺎ | marja | 0.45 |
| Marega in the Russian language | ||
| Марега | marega | - |
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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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- 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 Marega
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