Mariga Surname
Approximately 7,882 people bear this surname
Mariga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,224 | 1:14,324 | 1,745 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,823 | 1:8,469 | 995 |
| Philippines | 1,511 | 1:67,001 | 11,469 |
| Nigeria | 331 | 1:535,174 | 26,268 |
| Brazil | 308 | 1:695,047 | 25,538 |
| Italy | 294 | 1:208,016 | 29,664 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Mariga (1,774) may also be a first name.
Mariga Demographics
Average Mariga Salary in
United States
$47,618 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mariga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mariga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mariga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺭﻳﻜﺎ, Hindi: मारीगा, Marathi: मारीगा, Oriya: ମାରିଗା, Russian: Марига) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mariga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 63,548th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 924,581 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Mariga live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mariga is also the 181,645th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,774 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,224 people, or 1 in 14,324. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 13 percent are found and Kisii County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent are found and The Philippines, where 19 percent are found.
Mariga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mariga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mariga last name increased 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 127 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mariga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mariga last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (92%) in Kenya.
The amount Mariga earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.87% more than the national average, earning R 272,964 per year; in United States they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $47,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.11% more than the national average, earning $72,094 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mariga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mariga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﻜﺎ | maryka | - |
| Mariga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରିଗା | mariga | 66.67 |
| ମାରୀଗା | mariga | 33.33 |
| Mariga in the Hindi language | ||
| मारीगा | mariga | 50 |
| मरीगा | mariga | 50 |
| Mariga in the Marathi language | ||
| मारीगा | mariga | 50 |
| मरीगा | mariga | 20 |
| मािरगा | mairaga | 20 |
| मािलगा | mailaga | 10 |
| Mariga in the Russian language | ||
| Марига | mariga | - |
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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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- 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 Mariga
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