Maru Surname
Approximately 89,853 people bear this surname
Maru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 48,294 | 1:2,020 | 358 |
| India | 21,537 | 1:35,616 | 2,552 |
| Japan | 5,823 | 1:21,955 | 2,406 |
| Kenya | 4,380 | 1:10,543 | 1,336 |
| Philippines | 1,828 | 1:55,382 | 9,245 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,543 | 1:5,284 | 318 |
| Indonesia | 1,467 | 1:90,149 | 9,444 |
| Nigeria | 1,028 | 1:172,318 | 10,657 |
| England | 545 | 1:102,235 | 10,753 |
| United States | 531 | 1:682,597 | 54,262 |
| South Africa | 375 | 1:144,474 | 16,511 |
| Italy | 237 | 1:258,045 | 34,302 |
| New Zealand | 181 | 1:25,018 | 4,374 |
| Uganda | 153 | 1:255,159 | 18,845 |
| Mexico | 144 | 1:861,988 | 12,108 |
| Argentina | 142 | 1:301,010 | 24,024 |
| Solomon Islands | 125 | 1:4,640 | 603 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Russia | 111 | 1:1,298,406 | 92,821 |
| Brazil | 106 | 1:2,019,569 | 64,017 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Malaysia | 89 | 1:331,396 | 17,819 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Afghanistan | 80 | 1:401,915 | 5,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| Nepal | 65 | 1:438,169 | 4,153 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Myanmar | 49 | 1:1,059,959 | 527 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Namibia | 22 | 1:109,518 | 9,023 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Cook Islands | 11 | 1:1,653 | 423 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Marú (40) & Măru (2) are calculated separately.
Maru (170,905) may also be a first name.
Maru Demographics
Average Maru Salary in
United States
$51,978 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maru (Bengali: মরু, Hindi: मारू, Marathi: मारु, Oriya: ମାରୁ, Russian: Мару) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Marú or Măru. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,289th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 81,105 people. The surname Maru is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Maru live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 6,145th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 170,905 people.
The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 48,294 people, or 1 in 2,020. Beside Ethiopia Maru exists in 104 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside and Japan, where 6 percent reside.
Maru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Maru has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maru last name rose 13,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Maru surname are 18.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Maru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.02% less than the national average, earning R 97,392 per year; in United States they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning $51,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $50,195 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maru in the Bengali language | ||
| মরু | maru | - |
| Maru in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରୁ | maru | 85.27 |
| ମରୁ | maru | 5.43 |
| ମାରୂ | maru | 5.43 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.78 |
| ମରୂ | maru | 0.78 |
| ଲଡୁ | ladu | 0.78 |
| Maru in the Hindi language | ||
| मारू | maru | 81.47 |
| मारु | maru | 6.18 |
| मरू | maru | 5.89 |
| मरु | maru | 4.74 |
| मड़ु | maru | 0.43 |
| मड़ू | maru | 0.14 |
| Maru in the Marathi language | ||
| मारु | maru | 63.26 |
| मारू | maru | 33.36 |
| मरु | maru | 2.22 |
| मरू | maru | 0.93 |
| मर | mara | 0.04 |
| मेारु | mearu | 0.01 |
| मेारू | mearu | 0.01 |
| मांरू | manru | 0.01 |
| Maru in the Russian language | ||
| Мару | maru | - |
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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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- 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 Maru
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