Marmah Surname

305,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Marmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Indonesia3111:425,23935,658
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Marmah (2,148) may also be a first name.

Marmah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marmah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marmah? popularity and diffusion

Marmah is the 305,837th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,891,306 people. Marmah occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Marmah are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,899th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,148 people.

It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Excluding Ghana it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Marmah Last Name Statistics demography

Marmah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marmash922,119/
Marmach9276/
Marmahu9220/
Marma9182,443/
Maharmah8621/
Marmasch861/
Marmat83622/
Marmay83319/
Marmai83292/
Marmas83242/
Mormah83199/
Marmaj8394/
Marmaa8345/
Marmad8335/
Marmaz8324/
Marmap8314/
Maurma839/
Mharma836/
Marmoh834/
Marmma834/
Mairma833/
Maarma832/
Marmea832/
Maharmmah801/
Marmosh77329/
Mairema7792/
Marmaud7729/
Maharma7719/
Marmouh7717/
Marmaid776/
Marmoch773/
Marmatt772/
Mermahy771/
Mairmma771/
Mathrma771/
Marmaus771/
Marhmat771/
Marmazs771/
Mairzma771/
Mayrema771/
Marmass770/
Marmoth770/
Marmo7310,459/
Merma739,149/
Morma73578/
Marmoush711,133/
Marmouch71598/
Marmaggi7133/
Maarmast713/
Marmaitė711/
Maharmaj711/
Maharmad711/
Marmauzs711/
Marmot67585/
Marmey67461/
Marmoy67235/
Mermea67116/
Marmoz67114/
Maurmo6721/
Marmos6721/
Marmou6718/
Marmei6718/
Mormoh6715/
Mormad678/
Moorma675/
Marmoo674/
Mourma674/
Marmod674/
Mormat673/
Marmoi673/
Mormai673/
Mormay672/
Mermau672/
Marmoľ672/
Mermaj671/
Mormas671/
Marmõš671/
Mormoa670/

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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 Marmah
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