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

The surname Maruhe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruhe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Maruhe live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 534,764. In Tanzania Maruhe is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Maruhe
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