Mari Surname

3,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Mari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria26,5061:72891
Pakistan23,1191:7,727633
Yemen13,5151:1,955301
India13,1301:58,4214,000
Lebanon12,0951:46671
Italy12,0341:5,082584
Jordan9,8191:901124
Spain8,9751:5,209646
Iraq7,0901:4,940494
Palestine6,2661:72685
Niger4,5911:4,180395
Philippines4,3991:23,0143,014
Indonesia3,9811:33,2203,901
France3,8301:17,3431,911
Nigeria2,6631:66,5204,865
Argentina2,3671:18,0581,545
United States2,3671:153,13015,705
Papua New Guinea1,9871:4,104224
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Morocco1,2951:26,6224,228
Russia1,2411:116,13513,967
Brazil1,1411:187,6207,241
Zimbabwe9891:15,6102,206
Greece9561:11,5901,519
United Arab Emirates8971:10,2141,280
South Africa8291:65,3538,211
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Kenya5151:89,6708,074
Kuwait4821:7,8851,093
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Puerto Rico3721:9,543497
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Malaysia3421:86,2406,025
Taiwan3201:73,265752
Cuba2861:40,2891,814
Canada2571:143,36814,728
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Hungary2271:43,2444,613
Mexico2241:554,1359,527
Uruguay2241:15,3201,733
Germany2141:376,19435,529
Qatar2091:11,2821,235
Peru1901:167,2858,420
England1891:294,80522,579
Romania1521:132,09114,378
Venezuela1491:202,7125,477
Cameroon1431:145,23816,093
Japan1411:906,69719,182
Switzerland1391:59,0867,409
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Kazakhstan991:178,61117,118
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Georgia971:38,6145,450
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Albania911:32,0234,904
Lesotho861:23,6344,787
Solomon Islands831:6,9881,066
Benin641:161,49416,390
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Serbia511:140,0979,935
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Armenia501:58,6042,669
Chile441:400,37410,831
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Austria381:224,09027,245
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Finland181:305,37222,464
Moldova151:237,42521,121
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Norway131:395,56035,657
China111:124,301,9616,553
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Comoros91:83,280279
Libya91:693,7751,982
Monaco91:4,118434
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Oman81:460,9965,668
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Wales71:442,07621,198
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Andorra21:41,9191,654
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Marí (304) & Mári (290) are calculated separately.

Mari (362,595) may also be a first name.

Mari Last Name Facts

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

Mari (Bengali: মারী, Georgian: მარი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺭﻱ, Hindi: मारी, Marathi: मारी, Oriya: ମାରି, Russian: Мари, Tibetan: མ་རི་) is found most in Syria. It can also occur in the variant forms: Marí or Mári. Click here for other potential spellings of Mari.

How Common Is The Last Name Mari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,157th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,842 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Mari live; 43 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Levant. Mari is also the 2,866th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 362,595 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 26,506 people, or 1 in 728. In Syria Mari is mostly found in: Damascus Governorate, where 17 percent reside, Aleppo Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Latakia Governorate, where 14 percent reside. Not including Syria Mari occurs in 159 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.

Mari Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mari has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mari surname rose 10,291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 18,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mari surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Georgia, Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (40%) in Lebanon, Muslim (83%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mari last name are 7.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mari earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning €28,523 per year; in Peru they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,673 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning R 222,996 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $27,333,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $43,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning $57,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marí92304/
Mári92290/
Marie89247,271/
Mario8982,196/
Marri8951,888/
Masri8939,128/
Mauri8933,964/
Maris8922,784/
Marei8916,283/
Mmari8915,533/
Marzi899,268/
Marai899,229/
Mahri898,539/
Marui898,123/
Mariz895,812/
Mairi894,125/
Matri892,068/
Mariy891,870/
Margi891,736/
Marit891,728/
Marid891,718/
Marhi891,413/
Marih891,135/
Maeri89978/
Majri89946/
Marip89848/
Mariș89750/
Maari89710/
Marii89650/
Mhari89600/
Maroi89350/
Maryi89329/
Marij89320/
'Mari89119/
Mariß8978/
Mgari8940/
Mayri8932/
Meari8923/
Mar'i8915/
Maïri894/
Mariæ891/
Marți891/
Ma'ri891/
Mariù891/
Mariû891/
Marais8059,344/
Mahari809,068/
Maitri805,853/
Marois805,384/
Mahuri804,610/
Marish803,090/
Marris803,063/
Marich802,437/
Mharzi802,018/
Mauriz801,932/
Maraia801,764/
Marzie801,499/
Mauris801,452/
Maarip801,166/
Marrie801,003/
Matriz80951/
Maurid80667/
Marzai80601/
Maurio80534/
Mariey80498/
Matris80457/
Mairie80429/
Maisri80408/
Margai80274/
Matrai80273/
Maurie80261/
Maurri80250/
Marrai80245/
Mahrie80232/
Maasri80229/
Marrei80203/
Mairai80199/
Mariea80195/
Marieh80179/
Maarij80167/
Marrid80164/
Maritt80160/
Marait80145/
Margoi80140/
Mathri80137/
Marist80127/
Masrip80125/
Maroit80109/
Mareis8091/
Maaris8077/
Mariss8077/
Marhai8077/
Mađari8064/
Maraiy8063/
Mairis8059/
Mauriy8059/
Mearis8057/
Maurit8056/
Mauroi8055/
Maruis8048/
Maurai8047/
Maurei8044/
Masrui8041/
Maraai8041/
Maytri8039/
Maarih8039/
Marije8038/
Masrai8033/
Mayrie8029/
Maarai8028/
Masroi8024/
Masrih8024/
Maarid8023/
Maruić8023/
Matroi8022/
Maysri8022/
Maarri8021/
Masrid8019/
Marrio8018/
Matrit8018/
Maairi8018/
Maraip8017/
Maruit8016/
Maariz8016/
Mar'ie8015/
Mairei8015/
Majrio8015/
Maarit8014/
Mayrai8014/
Mairio8014/
Mahrai8014/
Mattri8013/
Maraiz8013/
Mharis8012/
D'mari8012/
Marrit8011/
Mhairi8011/
Maraid8011/
Marihe8011/
Marzei8011/
Mhatri8010/
Mayris8010/
Mairui8010/
'Marai8010/
Marțiș809/
Mahjri809/
Maruid808/
Mariët808/
Mautri807/
Mahrzi807/
Marhei806/
Maarie806/
Maruip806/
Mahyri806/
Marisd806/
Mgauri805/
M'Hari805/
Mahrij805/
Mareid805/
Mairit805/
Maraih805/
Marijh804/
Maurui804/
Marrii804/
Margiy804/
Matrid804/
Hmarid804/
Masrei804/
Maroip804/
Marhid804/
Maruij804/
'Marie804/
Matrei804/
Mearih804/
Mari'e803/
Mauryi803/
Marhis803/
Matrui803/
Marioa803/
Mearoi803/
Mayrit803/
Ma'ari803/
Masrit803/
Maerai803/
Maruiz802/
Majhri802/
Maijri802/
Mausri802/
Marzhi802/
Marzih802/
Marhio802/
Mhajri802/
Mhariy802/
Mearie802/
Meario802/
Marzui802/
Marhit802/
Maraij802/
Mahrei802/
Matrij802/
Matrih802/
Matryi802/
Marriy802/
Mahroi802/
Maarzi802/
Marriz801/
Mairzi801/
Majrai801/
Majrui801/
Mahrri801/
Mauyri801/
Mauhri801/
Maurij801/
Maatri801/
Maerri801/
Mearai801/
Mearit801/
Meatri801/
Mariej801/
Mmario801/
Mgarhi801/
Masrij801/
Masrri801/
Maruih801/
Marzyi801/
Maurih801/
Maaroi801/
M'Gari801/
Maajri801/
Maaari801/
Marihs801/
Maroiś801/
Mairip801/
Mairri801/
Mahrih801/
Mahrui801/
Hmaris801/
Mayroi801/
Mharai801/
Mharit801/
Mgarai801/
Mgairi801/
Mmarie801/
Hmayri801/
Marhie801/
Mharie801/
Mearid801/
Mmhari801/
Marrui801/
Mmarai801/
Mairiz801/
Mahryi801/
Marhui801/
Maarhi801/
Maario801/
Maridt800/
Meariz800/
Mori75662,127/
Mara75187,491/
Mary75139,628/
Mare7564,155/
Meri7525,054/
Maré752,873/
Möri75969/
Móri75398/
Marj75335/
Mară7540/
Marè7530/
Mará754/
Marê751/
Marä751/
Maurais731,028/
Mahayri73733/
Marritt73604/
Mattrai73519/
M'Harzi73383/
Mahariy73334/
Maraist73287/
Maruggi73283/
Maraggi73236/
Maurich73227/
Mahairi73190/
Mauroit73184/
Maurois73162/
Matrais73148/
Mhaitri73123/
Mareich73106/
Mairich7377/
Maithri7369/
Mairaiy7363/
Mahauri7353/
Marriss7337/
Marrich7334/
Majrich7333/
Mahajri7331/
Mayreis7329/
Maharai7329/
Majrais7325/
Matriss7324/
Mayrich7321/
Maythri7319/
Maharei7319/
Maruish7318/
Mauriss7316/
Matrich7316/
Maroist7313/
Marrish7312/
Maurish7312/
Mhatrai7312/
Maroggi7312/
Meatris7311/
Maharoi7311/
Mairiss7311/
Matrois7310/
Majrish7310/
Masrich739/
Mairgai739/
Mahriss739/
Ma'arij738/
Maggiri738/
Maureid736/
Maitrij736/
Mayhrai735/
Mauruis735/
Mahurai735/
Marrois734/
Marhich734/
Maitrai734/
Mmaarit734/
Matraij734/
Mhairiz734/
Mahrois734/
Maariph733/
Marahei733/
Meathri733/
Maurris733/
Mairais733/
D'marie733/
Mahurui733/
Ma'aris733/
Maruhyi733/
Mharris732/
Mearitt732/
Maurait732/
Mathrei732/
Maharri732/
Marroit732/
Maireis732/
Marrais732/
Maarich732/
Majhrio732/
Marraia732/
Maitrei731/
Maheyri731/
Maitrri731/
Maihrie731/
Mayrish731/
Maurioa731/
Mausrui731/
Masrish731/
Matrizz731/
M'Hajri731/
Maaitri731/
Maarhis731/
Marhish731/
Maraaia731/
Maraish731/
Mhatrei731/
Mhaurie731/
Maijrgi731/
Marreis731/
Maurije731/
Maroich731/
Margaia731/
Marhais731/
Marheis731/
Maraait731/
Marahie731/
Marahii731/
Mairaai731/
Maitris731/
Maitroi731/
Maheiri731/
Maharie731/
Maharyi731/
Mayreiß731/
Maraidh731/
Maraisp731/
Mearriz731/
M'Mario731/
Marrieh731/
Mauriey731/
Maharih731/
Marahai731/
Mayriss730/
Mearrit730/
Marrist730/
Maurrie730/
Mattrip730/
Mairiea730/
Mares6771,855/
Masry6756,117/
Maury6749,749/
Mehri6745,814/
Marra6745,654/
Moris6729,982/
Morii6722,566/
Maire6721,623/
Marza6717,766/
Maree6717,223/
Marey6715,510/
Maroa6715,207/
Maira6714,444/
Merhi6713,105/
Mouri6712,554/
Mayra6712,424/
Matre6711,801/
Maray6710,621/
Maraj6710,242/
Maure6710,036/
Mmary678,656/
Maura677,754/
Maarj677,465/
Maret677,344/
Morio677,002/
Marry676,254/
Mareš675,757/
Moroi675,388/
Morri674,935/
Marez674,907/
Morie674,866/
Marre673,236/
Maere673,179/
Meriy673,115/
Matry672,938/
Merai672,888/
Morei672,400/
Morai672,327/
Maara672,225/
Morip672,032/
Masre671,643/
Meara671,593/
Marge671,452/
Morit671,224/
Merri671,118/
Moriy671,115/
Marea67980/
Merie67959/
Marze67951/
Mohri67900/
Meroi67865/
Merei67846/
Morid67839/
Mareș67816/
Mhara67799/
Mareş67774/
Moriz67773/
Mared67767/
Maroy67723/
Mhare67706/
Maryo67665/
Meiri67597/
Moori67542/
Marer67541/
Mareh67498/
Moeri67460/
Mairy67447/
Marha67412/
Merih67393/
Mosri67365/
Marøy67348/
Maryh67338/
Mahre67336/
Mérei67302/
Mgori67284/
Mahry67263/
Marée67260/
Maryt67251/
Mérai67241/
Marrhich67239/
Maare67230/
Merii67229/
Maarhuis67211/
Meary67204/
Matrisch67196/
Morui67195/
Majra67194/
Masrj67194/
Marhe67190/
Meare67177/
Marzy67158/
Meeri67147/
Maary67147/
Mgare67143/
Marys67142/
Muori67141/
Márai67141/
Maraa67140/
Mhairich67136/
Maroj67132/
Morhi67128/
Marhy67127/
Mareu67126/
Marep67122/
Mmara67120/
Motri67114/
Moryi67112/
Mojri67108/
Mayry67105/
Morgi67103/
Maryy6795/
Moiri6795/
Mayre6789/
Marré6787/
Marje6774/
Maíra6771/
Muiri6768/
Maery6763/
Mautrait6761/
Mărie6761/
Morij6756/
Maruy6755/
Hmara6753/
Meuri6747/
Mhori6743/
Merij6741/
Marès6741/
Matreitz6734/
Maruj6732/
Majre6728/
Morih6727/
Mheri6726/
Mmeri6726/
Mareë6723/
Marés6722/
Marroitt6720/
Märri6720/
Meyri6719/
Marej6717/
Mauré6716/
Maryś6713/
Mareisch6713/
Mahrooyi6712/
Mmare6710/
Mayrisch6710/
Merui679/
Maurí679/
Moriš679/
Marrè679/
Mairé679/
Maurj678/
Meryi678/
Mar'e677/
Morzi677/
Maheirie677/
Marňa677/
Maryp675/
Maraiová675/
Mahaitri675/
Majry675/
'Mori675/
Máriš675/
Maryz675/
Mhaitrai674/
Matrj674/
Morți674/
Marìa674/
Mmori674/
Maryd673/
Hmare673/
Mahathri673/
Maureiss673/
Mattrish672/
Marhj672/
Mhary672/
Maraiova672/
Maïra672/
Mareć672/
Marjø672/
Maaraich672/
Maróy672/
Mautrich672/
Maharaij671/
Maharijh671/
Mahasrhi671/
Mearritt671/
Marjh671/
Marrj671/
Mgary671/
Mmahgiri671/
Maraí671/
Maíre671/
Maìra671/
Maruá671/
Maýra671/
Masrè671/
Marzè671/
Marèe671/
Marïa671/
Marhé671/
Mairaisz671/
Maireisz671/
Mairj671/
Majreisz671/
Mearj671/
Mării671/
Mörai671/
Mörit671/
Märie671/
Märzi671/
Móriz671/
M'Aurait671/
Marzieha671/
Hmeri671/
Mearidth670/

Mari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mari in the Georgian language
მარიmari-
Mari in the Tibetan language
མ་རི་mari-
Mari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺭﻱmary80.23
ﻣﺎﺭﻯmary12.79
ﻣﺮﻱmry3.49
ﻣﺎﺭmar1.16
ﻣﺮﻯmry1.16
Mari in the Oriya language
ମାରିmari74.66
ମାରୀmari17.43
ମରିmari4.41
ମରୀmari1.1
େମରୀemari0.19
ମାଝୀmajhi0.06
େମରିemari0.06
Mari in the Hindi language
मारीmari56.46
मरीmari26.26
कुमारीkumari2.84
मरियमmariyama2.84
मरिmari2.63
मार्इmar'i1.75
मणिmani1.75
मारिmari1.31
मेरीmeri0.88
मड़ीmari0.66
मैरीmairi0.44
माड़ीmari0.44
माडीmadi0.22
मर्रीmarri0.22
पारीpari0.22
मार्ईmar'i0.22
Mari in the Marathi language
मारीmari54.06
मरीmari44.83
मेारीmeari0.1
मरmara0.1
मारmara0.05
ईमरीimari0.05
मारोीmaroi0.05
Mari in the Bengali language
মারীmari51.16
মারিmari32.56
মেরীmeri6.98
মরিmari4.65
মরীmari2.33
মেরিmeri2.33
Mari in the Russian language
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