Marmaras Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Marmaras 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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Marmaras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4631:23,9303,570
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Cyprus471:18,8272,132
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Marmaras 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

Marmaras Last Name Facts

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

Marmaras (Russian: Мармарас) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Marmaras.

How Common Is The Last Name Marmaras? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 460,648th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,942,082 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Marmaras live; 70 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 23,930. In Greece Marmaras is most prevalent in: Attica, where 39 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent live and Peloponnese, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Greece this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Cyprus, where 6 percent live.

Marmaras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marmaras surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marmaras earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.75% more than the national average, earning $69,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marmaraas941/
Marmara932,565/
Marmarac88132/
Marmaros8819/
Marmarad881/
Marmoras881/
Marmarosh8212/
Marmarose826/
Marmaraut821/
Marmora801,251/
Marmaro8096/
Marmarosch7864/
Marmorat75522/
Marmarou75309/
Marmoura7510/
Mármaros752/
Marmarot751/
Marmaroo751/
Marmorosh7144/
Marmoross7110/
Marmerosh711/
Mourmouras67164/
Marmoro6776/
Mármora677/
Marmorosch676/
Mormora674/
Marmorou631/
Mourmoura5942/
Marmourou591/
Mormoroc501/

Marmaras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marmaras in the Russian language
Мармарасmarmaras-

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