Maritsa Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Maritsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 99 | 1:111,917 | 18,809 |
| Zimbabwe | 89 | 1:173,463 | 21,090 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maritsa (5,508) may also be a first name.
Maritsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maritsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maritsa (Arabic: ماريتزا, Georgian: მარიცა, Russian: Марица) is most common in Greece. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maritsa? popularity and diffusion
Maritsa is the 1,129,067th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Maritsa reside; 46 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Maritsa is also the 90,473rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 5,508 people.
The last name Maritsa is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 111,917. In Greece Maritsa is mostly found in: Attica, where 41 percent live, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 24 percent live and Ionian Islands, where 24 percent live. Excluding Greece this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maritsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maritsa in the Georgian language | ||
| მარიცა | maritsa | - |
| Maritsa in the Russian language | ||
| Марица | marica | - |
| Maritsa in the Arabic language | ||
| ماريتزا | marytza | - |
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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
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- 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 Maritsa
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