Marukus Surname
Approximately 547 people bear this surname
Marukus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 428 | 1:413,885 | 21,554 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Marukus (235) may also be a first name.
Marukus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marukus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marukus (Marathi: मारुकूस) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marukus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 575,362nd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name Marukus is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Marukus live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 584,346th most widely held forename globally It is held by 235 people.
Marukus is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 413,885. In Nigeria Marukus is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 24 percent live, Taraba, where 17 percent live and Kaduna, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Marukus is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maraukus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Marikus | 86 | 124 | / |
| Marucus | 86 | 83 | / |
| Marukos | 86 | 37 | / |
| Marokus | 86 | 27 | / |
| Maroukos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maruccus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marokos | 71 | 123 | / |
| Marocus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marikuz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maricaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marrocus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marrucos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouroukos | 63 | 45 | / |
| Marzoucos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Marocos | 57 | 7 | / |
| Morocus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maharrokhos | 56 | 6 | / |
| Marrocos | 53 | 1,559 | / |
| Morikaus | 53 | 3 | / |
| Marroccos | 50 | 1 | / |
Marukus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marukus in the Marathi language | ||
| मारुकूस | marukusa | - |
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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 Marukus
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