Maroa Surname
Approximately 15,207 people bear this surname
Maroa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14,479 | 1:3,189 | 492 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Argentina | 152 | 1:281,207 | 22,595 |
| Papua New Guinea | 115 | 1:70,902 | 9,258 |
| Venezuela | 112 | 1:269,679 | 6,479 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
The alternate forms: Marôa (1) & Maröa (1) are calculated separately.
Maroa (4,122) may also be a first name.
Maroa Demographics
Maroa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maroa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maroa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maroa (Arabic: معروي) is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant: Marôa or Maröa. Click here for other potential spellings of Maroa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maroa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,832nd most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 479,223 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Maroa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 108,343rd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 4,122 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 14,479 people, or 1 in 3,189. In Kenya Maroa is most frequent in: Migori County, where 93 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside and Narok County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.
Maroa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Maroa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maroa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maroa in the Arabic language | ||
| معروي | mrwy | - |
| مرأي | mray | - |
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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 Maroa
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