Marinus Surname

115,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Aruba

Marinus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marinus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4511:37,3384,786
Netherlands1,2071:13,9912,076
Belgium4691:24,5133,871
Indonesia1871:707,21554,809
Malaysia1631:180,94610,856
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia441:613,53943,545
Romania441:456,31535,605
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Marinuș (20) are calculated separately.

Marinus (16,257) may also be a first name.

Marinus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marinus (Marathi: मािरनुस, Oriya: ମାରିାନୁସ, Russian: Маринус) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Marinuș. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marinus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,211th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,817,796 people. The last name Marinus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Marinus reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 43,949th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 16,257 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,451 people, or 1 in 37,338. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Barring South Africa Marinus is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 30 percent are found and Belgium, where 12 percent are found.

Marinus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marinus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marinus last name rose 347 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marinus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (87%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Marinus surname are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the party.

The amount Marinus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning R 238,848 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $43,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marinus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marinus in the Oriya language
ମାରିାନୁସmarianusa33.33
ମାରିନୁସmarinusa33.33
ମାଲିଆନୁସmali'anusa33.33
Marinus in the Marathi language
मािरनुसmairanusa33.33
मारीनुसmarinusa33.33
मारीनसmarinasa33.33
Marinus in the Russian language
Маринусmarinus-

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Footnotes

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