Marua Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Marua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 280 | 1:472,319 | 38,999 |
| Tanzania | 267 | 1:198,283 | 16,956 |
| Kenya | 188 | 1:245,638 | 16,864 |
| Papua New Guinea | 166 | 1:49,119 | 6,132 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Marua (5,589) may also be a first name.
Marua Demographics
Marua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marua (Arabic: مروع, Georgian: მარუა, Hindi: मरूआ, Marathi: मारुफ़ा, Oriya: ମରୁଆ, Russian: Маруа) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Marua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Marua is the 347,156th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Marua live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Marua is also the 89,620th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,589 people.
The surname Marua is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 472,319. In Indonesia Marua is most numerous in: Maluku, where 27 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 24 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 18 percent are found.
Marua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Marua last name is primarily Christian (88%) in Kenya.
Marua earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marua in the Georgian language | ||
| მარუა | marua | - |
| Marua in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରୁଆ | maru'a | 93.77 |
| ମରୂଆ | maru'a | 3.9 |
| ମାରୁଆ | maru'a | 0.21 |
| ମରୁଅ | maru'a | 0.12 |
| ମଋଆ | ma'r'a | 0.04 |
| Marua in the Hindi language | ||
| मरूआ | maru'a | 88.94 |
| मरुआ | maru'a | 10.64 |
| मारूआ | maru'a | 0.43 |
| Marua in the Marathi language | ||
| मारुफ़ा | marufa | 33.33 |
| मारुं | marum | 33.33 |
| मरुआ | maru'a | 33.33 |
| Marua in the Russian language | ||
| Маруа | marua | - |
| Marua in the Arabic language | ||
| مروع | mrw | - |
| ماريوا | marywa | - |
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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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- 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 Marua
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