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) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marira is the 197,020th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,427,820 people. The last name Marira is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Marira reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 331 people.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,797 people, or 1 in 8,591. In Zimbabwe Marira is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 34 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live and Midlands Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Marira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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