Maro Surname
Approximately 45,569 people bear this surname
Maro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 18,802 | 1:2,816 | 391 |
| Egypt | 9,549 | 1:9,628 | 1,168 |
| Madagascar | 3,880 | 1:6,095 | 1,238 |
| Indonesia | 2,232 | 1:59,251 | 6,520 |
| Kenya | 2,209 | 1:20,905 | 2,407 |
| Philippines | 1,321 | 1:76,638 | 13,249 |
| Pakistan | 798 | 1:223,865 | 5,261 |
| Papua New Guinea | 757 | 1:10,771 | 949 |
| United States | 746 | 1:485,870 | 41,063 |
| India | 704 | 1:1,089,582 | 44,890 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Nigeria | 428 | 1:413,885 | 21,554 |
| Senegal | 368 | 1:39,618 | 726 |
| Thailand | 258 | 1:273,792 | 47,062 |
| France | 247 | 1:268,918 | 41,433 |
| Argentina | 210 | 1:203,540 | 16,841 |
| Ivory Coast | 205 | 1:112,543 | 5,675 |
| Mexico | 203 | 1:611,459 | 10,056 |
| Benin | 202 | 1:51,166 | 6,445 |
| Russia | 191 | 1:754,571 | 62,986 |
| Poland | 159 | 1:239,049 | 30,603 |
| French Polynesia | 153 | 1:1,835 | 355 |
| Japan | 143 | 1:894,016 | 19,051 |
| Italy | 128 | 1:477,787 | 49,484 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Ukraine | 59 | 1:771,571 | 78,489 |
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Lebanon | 52 | 1:108,405 | 6,209 |
| Slovakia | 49 | 1:108,907 | 20,583 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | 1:18,126 | 3,487 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Albania | 22 | 1:132,457 | 11,174 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 1:538,957 | 23,493 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 1:9,090 | 1,387 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Maró (72), Marô (1), Marò (1), Máro (1) & Máró (208) are calculated separately.
Maro (56,058) may also be a first name.
Maro Demographics
Average Male Maro Height
175.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Maro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maro (Arabic: مرو, Georgian: მარო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺭﻭ, Hindi: मरो, Marathi: मारो, Oriya: ମାେରା, Russian: Маро) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Maró, Marô, Marò, Máro or Máró. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maro? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,323rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 159,923 people. The last name Maro is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Maro reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maro is also the 16,765th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 56,058 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 18,802 people, or 1 in 2,816. In Tanzania Maro is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 24 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Madagascar, where 9 percent reside.
Maro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Maro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maro last name rose 3,926 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Maro surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Muslim (64%) in Kenya, Syriac Catholic (61%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Maro last name are 8.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.47% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Maro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.58% less than the national average, earning 236,783 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,297 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.69% less than the national average, earning $18,004,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $44,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.59% more than the national average, earning $65,380 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maro in the Georgian language | ||
| მარო | maro | - |
| Maro in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେରା | maera | - |
| Maro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺭﻭ | marw | 97.06 |
| ﻣﺎﺭ | mar | 2.94 |
| Maro in the Marathi language | ||
| मारो | maro | 81.97 |
| मरो | maro | 18.03 |
| Maro in the Hindi language | ||
| मरो | maro | 71.17 |
| मारो | maro | 27.03 |
| मारू | maru | 0.9 |
| मर्रो | marro | 0.9 |
| Maro in the Russian language | ||
| Маро | maro | - |
| Maro in the Arabic language | ||
| مرو | mrw | - |
| مارو | marw | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maro
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