Maruku Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Maruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 125 | 1:123,506 | 16,570 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Kenya | 44 | 1:1,049,543 | 34,647 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Maruku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maruku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 906,170th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Maruku live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maruku is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 123,506. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 31 percent live, Midlands Province, where 28 percent live and Harare Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marukau | 92 | 31 | / |
| Marzuku | 92 | 12 | / |
| Marukhu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mairuku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Marukku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marauku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maroukou | 86 | 16 | / |
| Marzouku | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maraukus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maroku | 83 | 130 | / |
| Moruku | 83 | 124 | / |
| Mariku | 83 | 99 | / |
| Meruku | 83 | 7 | / |
| Matroukou | 80 | 47 | / |
| Marouskou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mairoukou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marzoukou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mairuskou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marucut | 77 | 827 | / |
| Morukhu | 77 | 694 | / |
| Marucus | 77 | 83 | / |
| Morukgu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Merruku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Marhiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marrucu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marhoku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morutkhu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maruccut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maruccus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moriku | 67 | 3,265 | / |
| Moroku | 67 | 58 | / |
| Meriku | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mouroukou | 67 | 9 | / |
Maruku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maruku in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରୁକୁ | maruku | - |
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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 Maruku
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