Marikus Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marikus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marikus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Marikus (217) may also be a first name.

Marikus Last Name Facts

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

Marikus (Marathi: मरीकुस, Russian: Марикус) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marikus? popularity and diffusion

Marikus is the 1,620,164th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Marikus is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Marikus reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most frequent forename in the world, borne by 217 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 29 percent live, Bauchi, where 24 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marikutse883/
Marikos861,881/
Marukus86547/
Maricus8624/
Marekus864/
Marikuz861/
Marigkos8048/
Morikaus803/
Marekuse802/
Maricaus801/
Marekush801/
Maurikos801/
Marekos7149/
Maricos7111/
Moricus715/
Marecus711/
Maricuz710/
Maregkos671/
Mareceus671/
Maruccus671/
Maurecus670/
Marecos579,682/
Marycos571/
Morekaus534/
Marrecos531/
Mohrekosh501/

Marikus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marikus in the Marathi language
मरीकुसmarikusa-
Marikus in the Russian language
Марикусmarikus-

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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
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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 Marikus
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