Maruma Surname

84,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7901:19,4192,450
Zimbabwe1,6541:9,3341,157
Tanzania5371:98,5889,747
Nigeria5171:342,63618,587
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Maruma (1,493) may also be a first name.

Maruma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maruma (Hindi: मारुमा, Oriya: ମାରୁମା) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruma? popularity and diffusion

Maruma is the 84,947th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maruma live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maruma is also the 201,267th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 1,493 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,790 people, or 1 in 19,419. In South Africa Maruma is most common in: Limpopo, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa Maruma is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Maruma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maruma surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Maruma earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.95% less than the national average, earning R 171,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marouma92672/
Marumha92524/
Marhuma92273/
Marumat92174/
Marumas92132/
Mairuma9294/
Marumah9237/
Mahruma928/
Marumma925/
Maruyma922/
Mareuma922/
Masruma921/
Maruema921/
Marumay921/
Maruuma921/
Mayruma921/
Marhumah86717/
Marutmma86139/
Marumaya8639/
Marahuma8638/
Maroumai869/
Mahrouma869/
Maharuma865/
Margouma865/
Mairouma864/
Mahrumad862/
Matreuma861/
Marouyma861/
Marumath861/
Maruysma861/
Mahrumah861/
Marumo8321,979/
Marume837,345/
Marima836,880/
Marumi83465/
Maroma83356/
Moruma83190/
Meruma8354/
Marumy831/
M'Marouma801/
Mairoumga801/
Mariema77390/
Marhumi77211/
Marimah77193/
Mairima7792/
Mareume7758/
Marhima7751/
Mairoma7746/
Marrima7745/
Marhume7727/
Mahrumi7726/
Masrumi7723/
Maroumi7720/
Marhoma7720/
Marimma7717/
Maraume7712/
Maromai779/
Marzumi779/
Maurima774/
Marimay774/
Maromea774/
Marumis773/
Marimau773/
Maroume772/
Maruemo772/
Mahroma771/
Maurume771/
Maerima771/
Marumei771/
Marimha771/
Mehruma771/
Maruume771/
Marimaa771/
Marimai771/
Marimea771/
Morouma771/
'Marumo771/
Maraumi771/
Margume771/
Mahroumi71655/
Marhoumi71145/
Marhoume71139/
Mourouma7120/
Marhoumy717/
Marrimma714/
Marhooma714/
Mairimau713/
Marahumi713/
Mairaumi712/
Marousme712/
Maharumi711/
Marumych711/
Mariemma711/
Maitrumi711/
Masroumy711/
Maroumeh711/
Margoumi711/
Mairoumo711/
Mahroumy711/
Matroumi711/
Marrumer710/
Marimo676,548/
Maromo672,181/
Marome67400/
Maromi67135/
Morumo67101/
Morumi6730/
Morume6726/
Maromy676/
Merumo672/
Mairoumou672/

Maruma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maruma in the Oriya language
ମାରୁମାmaruma-
Maruma in the Hindi language
मारुमाmaruma44.44
मरुमाmaruma33.33
मरूमाmaruma22.22

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maruma
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