Maruku Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maruku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1251:123,50616,570
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
India431:17,838,730274,051
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maruku (27) may also be a first name.

Maruku Last Name Facts

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

Maruku (Oriya: ମରୁକୁ) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 906,170th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Maruku are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 123,506. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 31 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 28 percent are found and Harare Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marukau9231/
Marzuku9212/
Marukhu9210/
Mairuku922/
Marukku921/
Marauku921/
Maroukou8616/
Marzouku862/
Maraukus861/
Maroku83130/
Moruku83124/
Mariku8399/
Meruku837/
Matroukou8047/
Marouskou8021/
Mairoukou802/
Marzoukou802/
Mairuskou801/
Marucut77827/
Morukhu77694/
Marucus7783/
Morukgu7711/
Merruku777/
Marhiku771/
Marrucu771/
Marhoku771/
Morutkhu712/
Maruccut711/
Maruccus711/
Moriku673,265/
Moroku6758/
Meriku6727/
Mouroukou679/

Maruku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maruku in the Oriya language
ମରୁକୁmaruku-

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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 Maruku
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