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
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
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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