Marmara Surname

168,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Malta

Marmara Surname User-submission:

The name Marmara(s), in Greece, refers to someone who works with marbles. The name Marmaridis/dou means the same thing, only the endings -dis and -dou are usually used for people that came (or previous generations of their family) came from Pontus.

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Marmara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4361:54,1935,309
Greece4561:24,2983,627
Malta2351:1,831167
Australia1001:269,95724,430
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada721:511,74443,418
France601:1,107,045119,335
England481:1,160,79354,689
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales41:773,63329,106
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Marmara (416) may also be a first name.

Marmara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Marmara(s), in Greece, refers to someone who works with marbles. The name Marmaridis/dou means the same thing, only the endings -dis and -dou are usually used for people that came (or previous generations of their family) came from Pontus.

While Marmara in Turkey refers to people related to the location of Marmara Sea.

The surnames Marmaras, Marmaridis are for males and Marmara, Marmaridou are for females.

- demimarmara

Marmara Last Name Facts

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

Marmara (Arabic: مرمره, Georgian: მარმარა, Russian: Мармара) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Marmara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marmara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,472nd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,841,149 people. The last name Marmara occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Marmara are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Marmara is also the 421,501st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 416 people.

This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,436 people, or 1 in 54,193. In Turkey Marmara is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Kocaeli Province, where 12 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 18 percent reside and Malta, where 9 percent reside.

Marmara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marmara surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marmara earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.02% more than the national average, earning $62,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marmaras93733/
Marmarad931/
Marmaraas881/
Marmaraut881/
Marmora861,251/
Marmari86716/
Marmare86138/
Marmaro8696/
Marmary8614/
Marmorat80522/
Marmarou80309/
Marmaris80138/
Marmaros8019/
Marmoura8010/
Marmoras801/
Marmarıs801/
Marmarot801/
Marmariz801/
Marmaroo801/
Marmarosh7512/
Mormare711,099/
Marmori71717/
Marmore71236/
Marmoro7176/
Marmarosch7164/
Marmero7123/
Mermera7121/
Mármora717/
Mormora714/
Marmorè712/
Marmory712/
Marmaitree711/
Marmouri67705/
Marmoret67143/
Marmorio675/
Marmoris674/
Marmores673/
Mármaros672/
Marmoure671/
Marmoriz671/
Marmorie671/
Maarmori671/
Marmorou671/
Marmorer670/

Marmara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marmara in the Georgian language
მარმარაmarmara-
Marmara in the Russian language
Мармараmarmara-
Marmara in the Arabic language
مرمرهmrmrh-

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