Martu Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Martu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1311:33,6533,147
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
India651:11,801,006214,148
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Moldova41:890,34246,069
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Martu (1,076) may also be a first name.

Martu Last Name Facts

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

Martu (Bengali: মার্তু, Hindi: मर्तु, Marathi: मतुर्, Oriya: ମତୁର୍, Russian: Марту, Tibetan: མར་དཀྲུགས།) is found most in Liberia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Martu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Martu reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 243,657th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,076 people.

The surname Martu is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 33,653. In Liberia Martu is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 65 percent reside, Grand Kru County, where 28 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Liberia Martu occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martus912,995/
Martau91219/
Marteu91157/
Martuś9179/
Martou9172/
Marthu9156/
Martuj9131/
Martuz9110/
Martuh917/
Martut917/
Martud913/
Martuy912/
Maurtu911/
Maartu911/
Meartu911/
Mardtu911/
Martui911/
Mairtu911/
Martup911/
Martaud83348/
Martaus83248/
Martaux83105/
Martauz83103/
Martuch8378/
Marthus8377/
Marthou8330/
Marteus8327/
Martoux8323/
Martuis8311/
Martous837/
Martush835/
Marttus833/
Marthau832/
Martoud832/
Maartou832/
Martouy831/
Martuss831/
Marthut831/
Marthuz831/
Mortu80833/
Mertu8066/
Martó801/
Marthoud77131/
Marthaus7763/
Martausz776/
Martheus775/
Marthaud774/
Marthush772/
Mahartou771/
Marthous771/
Mertou73309/
Mortus73142/
Martoo7341/
Mortou7338/
Mortuz7321/
Martoe7318/
Mortgu737/
Mortuj735/
Mortau734/
Martão734/
Morthu733/
Morteu733/
Mehrtu732/
Morrtu732/
Merrtu731/
Martói731/
Mártus731/
Mourtou67177/
Mortaud6746/
Mártusz6722/
Morteux6717/
Morteus6714/
Morthui671/

Martu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Martu in the Tibetan language
མར་དཀྲུགས།martruk-
Martu in the Bengali language
মার্তুmartu-
Martu in the Oriya language
ମତୁର୍matur-
Martu in the Marathi language
मतुर्matur81.25
मारतूmaratu6.25
मातmata6.25
मरतुmaratu6.25
Martu in the Hindi language
मर्तुmartu33.33
मरतूmaratu33.33
मरतुmaratu33.33
Martu in the Russian language
Мартуmartu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Martu
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