Marma Surname

6,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Marma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh81,4671:1,956197
Lithuania2291:13,2512,433
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Niger861:223,1637,312
India771:9,961,888192,972
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
France401:1,660,568152,033
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Marma (3,904) may also be a first name.

Marma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marma (Arabic: مارما, Bengali: মর্ম, Hindi: मरमा, Oriya: ମାମ, Russian: Марма) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marma.

How Common Is The Last Name Marma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,855th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 88,395 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Marma reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 112,112th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 3,904 people.

The last name Marma is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 81,467 people, or 1 in 1,956. Beside Bangladesh it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 0 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Marma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marma has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Marma surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Marma last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the political party.

Marma earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marmah911,237/
Marmat91622/
Marmay91319/
Marmai91292/
Marmas91242/
Marmaj9194/
Marmaa9145/
Marmad9135/
Marmaz9124/
Marmap9114/
Maurma919/
Mharma916/
Marmma914/
Mairma913/
Marmea912/
Maarma912/
Marmash832,119/
Marmaya83311/
Mairema8392/
Marmach8376/
Marmaud8329/
Marmahu8320/
Maharma8319/
Marmaid836/
Marmatt832/
Mairmma831/
Mathrma831/
Marmaus831/
Marhmat831/
Marmazs831/
Marmuľa831/
Mairzma831/
Mayrema831/
Marmass830/
Marmi8011,188/
Marmo8010,459/
Merma809,149/
Marme801,237/
Marmy80805/
Morma80578/
Marmé8053/
Marmaggi7733/
Maharmah7721/
Maarmast773/
Marmauzs771/
Maharmad771/
Maharmaj771/
Marmasch771/
Marmaitė771/
Marmet731,791/
Marmer73677/
Marmot73585/
Marmey73461/
Marmie73439/
Marmes73253/
Marmoy73235/
Marmis73226/
Mormah73199/
Marmid73170/
Mermea73116/
Marmoz73114/
Marmyi7383/
Marmit7341/
Maurmo7321/
Marmos7321/
Marmei7318/
Marmou7318/
Marmio7313/
Mormad738/
Marmiy736/
Moorma735/
Marmee735/
Marmoo734/
Mourma734/
Marmod734/
Marmøy734/
Marmoh734/
Marmoi733/
Mormat733/
Mairmi733/
Mormai733/
Mermau732/
Marmoľ732/
Marmér732/
Mormay732/
Marrme731/
Mermaj731/
Marmii731/
Marmys731/
Marmyš731/
Marmõš731/
Mairme731/
Mharme731/
Marmge731/
Mormas731/
Marmyy731/
Maurmi731/
Mormoa730/
Maharmmah711/
Marmitt671,876/
Marmous671,093/
Marmysh67732/
Marmosh67329/
Marmouz67299/
Marmoux67187/
Marmett67165/
Marmeys67144/
Marmoud67107/
Mairemi6782/
Marmesh6749/
Marmout6726/
Marmois6721/
Marmott6721/
Marmouh6717/
Marmysz6716/
Marmech6715/
Marmich6715/
Marmish6710/
Maharme678/
Maharmi677/
Marmots674/
Marmoch673/
Moormaz673/
Marmidt673/
Mormeau672/
Marmiss672/
Maireme672/
Marmood672/
Mohrmau671/
Mmormaa671/
Marmeit671/
Marmieh671/
Mairmou671/
Maharmy671/
Mourmas671/
Moermau671/
Mermahy671/
Meermai671/
Marmoot671/
Marhmee671/
Marmess670/
Maitrme670/
Marmoth670/
Marrmer670/

Marma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marma in the Hindi language
मरमाmarama83.33
परमाparama5.56
मार्माmarma5.56
मर्माmarma5.56
Marma in the Bengali language
মর্মmarma50
মর্মকুমারmarmakumara16.67
র্মমrmama16.67
মর্মাmarma16.67
Marma in the Oriya language
ମାମmama50
ମମmama50
Marma in the Russian language
Мармаmarma-
Marma in the Arabic language
مارماmarma-

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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 Marma
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