Marema Surname

72,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Marema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,1161:17,3872,187
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
Zimbabwe1391:111,06615,254
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Niger451:426,48911,711
Senegal291:502,7362,173
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India201:38,353,269431,471
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
England61:9,286,343223,652
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Marema (13,782) may also be a first name.

Marema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marema Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Marema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ, Hindi: मरेमा, Marathi: मारेमा) is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,878th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,077,720 people. The surname Marema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Marema are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 49,187th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 13,782 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,116 people, or 1 in 17,387. In South Africa Marema is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Limpopo, where 40 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 43 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Marema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Marema surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Marema are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Marema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.25% less than the national average, earning R 127,740 per year and in United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maresma921,917/
Maremma921,114/
Mariema92390/
Mairema9292/
Maremaa9215/
Maremai924/
Maremat924/
Marrema922/
Mareama922/
Mareima922/
Maremaj922/
Mareuma922/
Majrema921/
Maurema921/
Mareema921/
Marzema921/
Mayrema921/
Marremma8634/
Maaremma8618/
Mareamma866/
Maremath861/
Mariemma861/
Maremmat861/
Maremahe861/
Merema8324,095/
Marima836,880/
Morema834,551/
Marama832,967/
Mareme83751/
Maroma83356/
Maremi83278/
Maremo83116/
Maryma8319/
Marjma831/
Mauresmau8010/
Mairama779,818/
Meriema771,932/
Maraima771,714/
Meyrema771,451/
Maramma77904/
Marimat77778/
Marioma77768/
Marrama77710/
Maryoma77461/
Marhama77402/
Marimah77193/
Maremmi77183/
Marieme77164/
Maramai77152/
Margima77108/
Mairima7792/
Mairemi7782/
Maramah7769/
Mareume7758/
Meremma7756/
Maremäe7756/
Meerema7753/
Marhima7751/
Matrima7751/
Mairoma7746/
Marrima7745/
Meremaa7737/
Marymma7735/
Maremod7735/
Morrema7733/
Marzemi7726/
Meirema7724/
Marhoma7720/
Marisma7719/
Maerama7719/
Marimma7717/
Maremme7717/
Maretme7714/
Maromah7713/
Meremah7712/
Maresme7711/
Marimas7711/
Marhemi7710/
Maurama7710/
Maramaa7710/
Maromai779/
Maramay778/
Masremi776/
Marayma776/
Mariemi776/
Marjmay776/
Marimad775/
Maramau775/
Maurima774/
Marimay774/
Maromea774/
Marimau773/
Maramaj772/
Maraama772/
Maremie772/
Maruyma772/
Maireme772/
Marahma772/
Majreme771/
Mahroma771/
Maerima771/
Mareamo771/
Marymea771/
Marymha771/
Marimha771/
Meremau771/
Moremah771/
Maaremi771/
Marymay771/
Mauremi771/
Marimaa771/
Marimai771/
Marimea771/
Marimùa771/
Mariemo771/
Maremer771/
Maremes771/
Mareame771/
Marheme771/
Maïrama771/
Mareime771/
Maremee771/
Moremas770/
Merrema770/
Maremahaya752/
Marhamah716,114/
Mahramah71811/
Mahromah71156/
Maharama7199/
Mauresmo7176/
Mahramai7152/
Marhomah7123/
Marramma7112/
Maitreme7110/
Mairamma7110/
Maurisma719/
Marahama718/
Maaramma717/
Merremma717/
Maraimas717/
Marrymma715/
Marrimma714/
Mairimau713/
Marahmah713/
Maraamma712/
Mariemou712/
Mairamai712/
Maharoma711/
Majjrama711/
Mahurama711/
Masrimma711/
Matrimma711/
Maeramma711/
Maremmei711/
Marimass711/
Maurimat711/
Mauramah711/
Marimeas711/
Marouyma711/
Mareimou711/
Mareamou711/
Mairaima711/
Mairamah711/
Mairhama711/
Mahramha711/
Marhemahaye711/
Maruysma711/
Mariomah711/
Marimats711/
Moremi6720,599/
Marimo676,548/
Marime672,201/
Maromo672,181/
Marimi67730/
Meremo67472/
Moreme67410/
Maramo67353/
Moremo6770/
Marahamah6714/
Marhammah679/
Maryme677/
Mairahama676/
Marymi673/
Marymj673/
Mayrohmah673/
Marimy672/
Moremy672/
Maerahama671/
Maharamah671/

Marema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻳﻢmrym-
Marema in the Hindi language
मरेमाmarema99.82
मारेमाmarema0.18
Marema in the Marathi language
मारेमाmarema50
मरेमाmarema33.33
मरेमााहीमmaremaahima8.33
िहरेमठiharematha8.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marema
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