Maruhe Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maruhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maruhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Uganda401:975,98242,738
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maruhe Last Name Facts

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

Maruhe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruhe? popularity and diffusion

Maruhe is the 1,471,719th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Maruhe reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 534,764. In Tanzania Maruhe is most common in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maruhei923/
Marouhe921/
Maruuhe921/
Mahrouhe861/
Maruhi83298/
Maruue831/
Marouhier801/
Marujie7717/
Marouhi774/
Maruuhi774/
Marujhi773/
Maruues772/
Maruuez772/
Merouhe771/
Maruhoa771/
Marouhy771/
Marouie771/
Marzuhi771/
Maruhai771/
Marguhi771/
Masrouhi71579/
Maarouhi7146/
Marheuis7130/
Masrouhy715/
Marouich714/
Merrouhe712/
Mattreue712/
Majrouhi711/
Maroujie711/
Marzouhi711/
Maroua672,073/
Maroui67882/
Marouj67386/
Marooe67158/
Marouy6729/
Maraui6717/
Maraua6710/
Marauy673/
Maroué671/
Maruță671/
Marués671/

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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 Maruhe
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