Marma Surname
Approximately 82,443 people bear this surname
Marma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 81,467 | 1:1,956 | 197 |
| Lithuania | 229 | 1:13,251 | 2,433 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| Niger | 86 | 1:223,163 | 7,312 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Marma (3,904) may also be a first name.
Marma Demographics
Average Marma Salary in
United States
$48,218 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marma (Arabic: مارما, Bengali: মর্ম, Hindi: मरमा, Oriya: ମାମ, Russian: Марма) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,855th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,395 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Marma are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 112,112th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 3,904 people.
It is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 81,467 people, or 1 in 1,956. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 0 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Marma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Marma has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Marma surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Marma surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.19% being registered with the 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
Marma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marma in the Hindi language | ||
| मरमा | marama | 83.33 |
| परमा | parama | 5.56 |
| मार्मा | marma | 5.56 |
| मर्मा | marma | 5.56 |
| Marma in the Bengali language | ||
| মর্ম | marma | 50 |
| মর্মকুমার | marmakumara | 16.67 |
| র্মম | rmama | 16.67 |
| মর্মা | marma | 16.67 |
| Marma in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାମ | mama | 50 |
| ମମ | mama | 50 |
| Marma in the Russian language | ||
| Марма | marma | - |
| Marma in the Arabic language | ||
| مارما | marma | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Marma
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