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
The last name Maritsa (Arabic: ماريتزا, Georgian: მარიცა, Russian: Марица) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maritsa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maritsa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,129,067th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. Maritsa is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Maritsa are found; 46 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Maritsa is also the 90,473rd most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 5,508 people.
This last name is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 111,917. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 41 percent reside, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 24 percent reside and Ionian Islands, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Greece this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
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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- 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 Maritsa
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