Marlecha Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Marlecha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marlecha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2761:2,779,22285,591
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Marlecha (41) may also be a first name.

Marlecha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marlecha (Marathi: मरलेचा) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Marlecha.

How Common Is The Last Name Marlecha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Marlecha reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Marlecha is also the 1,590,275th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 2,779,222. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 74 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 12 percent are found and Karnataka, where 6 percent are found. Besides India Marlecha occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marlechaa942/
Marlesha8817/
Marlekha886/
Marlocha883/
Marlicha882/
Marlhcha881/
Marlecia880/
Marlechchha842/
Marlica80152/
Marleza8027/
Marlesa8014/
Marleja801/
Marlisha753/
Marlessa751/
Marlcher751/
Marlicia751/
Marlikha751/
Marlisea750/
Marlza711/
Marlisa671,249/
Marliza671,085/
Marelja67508/
Maharlikha6768/
Marilza6717/
Marlică671/
Marleso671/
Marlejo671/
Marlissa63430/
Marlisah6372/
Marliseu6352/
Marlizah637/
Marlyssa632/
Marlisat632/
Marletsuo592/
Morlixa539/
Morelco538/
Morilco531/
Morlege530/
Marrlijo501/
Mauriljo501/

Marlecha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marlecha in the Marathi language
मरलेचाmaraleca87.77
मारलेचाmaraleca7.86
मारलेचmaraleca1.75
मरलेयाmaraleya0.87
मामरेचाmamareca0.87

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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 Marlecha
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