Marira Surname
Approximately 2,126 people bear this surname
Marira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,797 | 1:8,591 | 1,023 |
| Tanzania | 140 | 1:378,154 | 27,501 |
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Marira (331) may also be a first name.
Marira Demographics
Marira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marira (Hindi: र्मीरा, Marathi: मािरया) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Marira is the 197,020th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,427,820 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Marira are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 331 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,797 people, or 1 in 8,591. In Zimbabwe Marira is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 34 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Marira exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Marira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Marira last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Marira earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning $32,903 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marira in the Hindi language | ||
| र्मीरा | rmira | 50 |
| मरीरा | marira | 50 |
| Marira in the Marathi language | ||
| मािरया | mairaya | 50 |
| मारकु | maraku | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Marira
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