Maruak Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maruak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maruak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Maruak (28) may also be a first name.

Maruak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maruak occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Maruak is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Maruak reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Maruak is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 28 people.

The last name Maruak is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Maruak is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 50 percent live and West Sepik, where 50 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maruake9261/
Mauruak9241/
Maruhak927/
Marvak839/
Maruok831/
Marzuok77125/
Marbakh77110/
Marvakh773/
Marbauk771/
Marwake771/
Marvack771/
Maruagh770/
Maurbakk7110/
Marvakova67135/
Mervak6743/
Morvak6733/
Morbak672/
Meruac671/
Marwaq671/
Morbakh6210/
Marvaux622/
Marbouq621/
Marzuoq621/
Marwaiq621/
Merveak621/
Mervakh621/
Marbagh620/
Marbaugh57189/
Marbough578/
Morwaake574/
Marzuogh571/
Marvox501/
Morbok501/

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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 Maruak
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