Marić Surname

21,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marić Surname User-submission:

The surname Marić (or Marič, Maric) originates from a 18th century widow in the old Serbian Kingdom named Mara. She was a wealthy widow with 7 children that all traversed the lands and extended their heritage.

Marić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina11,3381:31211
Serbia9,9391:719113
Croatia2,7591:1,53367
Montenegro8521:751131
Slovenia8211:3,030447
Kosovo551:33,8523,228
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Maric (5,987), Marič (841) & Măric (5) are calculated separately.

Marić (12) may also be a first name.

Marić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Marić (or Marič, Maric) originates from a 18th century widow in the old Serbian Kingdom named Mara. She was a wealthy widow with 7 children that all traversed the lands and extended their heritage.

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Marić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marić is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be rendered as a variant: Maric, Marič or Măric. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,123rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 282,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Marić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Marić is also the 3,306,491st most common given name globally It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 11,338 people, or 1 in 312. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Marić is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 68 percent are found, Republika Srpska, where 31 percent are found and Brčko District, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 39 percent are found and Croatia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maric935,987/
Marič93841/
Margić91288/
Maurić9136/
Maruić9123/
Matrić9122/
Marzić9111/
Măric875/
Mađarić83386/
Mariz805,812/
Morić80898/
Mareć802/
Mariţ801/
Marićová7712/
Maritz7318,822/
Marich732,437/
Mauriz731,932/
Marhic73645/
Mariez73630/
Mauric73430/
Marici73316/
Marits73196/
Maurič73181/
Mareci73109/
Marzic7324/
Maariz7316/
Maraiz7313/
Maritš738/
Mariec737/
Maretć734/
Mairic732/
Marric732/
Maruiz732/
Hmaric731/
Marriz731/
Mahriz731/
Maryci731/
Marids731/
Mairiz731/
Meariz730/
Mauritz674,440/
Mariche673,164/
Maurici672,014/
Maurits67770/
Maurich67227/
Maritse67205/
Mareich67106/
Maurric6780/
Mairich6777/
Maritch6772/
Maresci6747/
Marrich6734/
Majrich6733/
Maarits6728/
Marritz6727/
Mayrich6721/
Mauriez6718/
Marrits6716/
Mauricz6715/
Maritze6714/
Mariotz6714/
Mariets676/
Mahraiz674/
Mhairiz674/
Marhich674/
Matrits673/
Margich672/
Maureci672/
Margits672/
Maarich672/
Maritxz671/
Mearriz671/
Mayritz671/
Mairits671/
Maroich671/
Maritsh671/
Maarici671/
Mauriec671/
Maricsz671/
Marhitz670/
Marietz670/
Mayrits670/

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