Mareja Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Mareja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 194 | 1:272,895 | 21,498 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mareja (55) may also be a first name.
Mareja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mareja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mareja (Hindi: मरेजा, Marathi: मरेजा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mareja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mareja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,032,007th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mareja live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held given name globally, borne by 55 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania Mareja is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mareja is found in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mareja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mareja in the Hindi language | ||
| मरेजा | mareja | - |
| Mareja in the Marathi language | ||
| मरेजा | mareja | - |
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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 Mareja
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