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 last name Marua (Arabic: مروع, Georgian: მარუა, Hindi: मरूआ, Marathi: मारुफ़ा, Oriya: ମରୁଆ, Russian: Маруа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 347,156th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Marua are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 89,620th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,589 people.
The last name Marua is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 472,319. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 27 percent live, Gorontalo, where 24 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 18 percent live.
Marua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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- 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 Marua
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