Marlus Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marlus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marlus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Márlus (1) are calculated separately.

Marlus (1,760) may also be a first name.

Marlus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marlus (Bengali: মার্লুস) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Márlus. Click here for further potential spellings of Marlus.

How Common Is The Last Name Marlus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marlus is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Marlus occurs mostly in Oceania, where 34 percent of Marlus reside; 34 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 34 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Marlus is also the 182,508th most frequent given name globally, held by 1,760 people.

The last name Marlus is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: New Ireland, where 92 percent reside and East New Britain, where 8 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Márlus941/
Marlius92186/
Marlous923/
Marlusz921/
Marluis921/
Marleus921/
Marlaus920/
Marlu91269/
Mearllus861/
Marellus861/
Marlos83126/
Merlus8362/
Marlou8356/
Marlau8334/
Marlui8323/
Marliu8312/
Marleu837/
Morlus836/
Marlyu832/
Marluz832/
Marlut832/
Marllu831/
Marluy831/
Marluc831/
Mariellus801/
Marlhouse800/
Marlaud77251/
Morleus77154/
Marellu7730/
Marloes7719/
Morlius776/
Marluce775/
Marlaut774/
Marillu772/
Marlout772/
Marloux771/
Morlous771/
Merlius771/
Marllos771/
Morlaus771/
Marlaup771/
Maurillius751/
Marzillius751/
Morlu732,072/
Marló733/
Marlhoux7169/
Marlault7110/
Marillau718/
Maryollu713/
Merillus711/
Maarellu711/
Marellos711/
Marillos711/
Merellus711/
Maharlui711/
Maarillu711/
Marillaud67248/
Marloe6737/
Morlos6718/
Maharlouy6718/
Marloo674/
Morleu673/
Morlou673/
Marzellos671/
Marzellou671/
Morluy671/
Maurillos671/
Marillaux671/
Morlau671/
Marrillos671/
Marloz670/

Marlus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marlus in the Bengali language
মার্লুসmarlusa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marlus
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