Maritia Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Maritia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maritia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Maritia (133) may also be a first name.

Maritia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maritia is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maritia.

How Common Is The Last Name Maritia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maritia is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Maritia reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 133 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 59 percent reside, Masindi District, where 27 percent reside and Adjumani District, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Maritia
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