Marutia Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Marutia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Marutia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marutia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marutia is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marutia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marutia reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Marutia is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 74 percent reside, Moyo District, where 22 percent reside and Amuru District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maruthia | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maruthiah | 88 | 54 | / |
| Marutaiya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Marutya | 86 | 72 | / |
| Marotia | 86 | 52 | / |
| Maritia | 86 | 24 | / |
| Merutia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marothia | 80 | 190 | / |
| Morgutia | 80 | 142 | / |
| Merrutia | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mauritia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marottia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maruthaiyah | 78 | 3 | / |
| Maruthayiah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Maruthaiyea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marrottia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Marothija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marotya | 71 | 190 | / |
| Moritia | 71 | 18 | / |
| Marotja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Morutio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maritio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meritia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marutjou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Marothya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Marithya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mauritio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Marhotya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morothia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moritio | 57 | 10 | / |
| Marityo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mariteo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maritheo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Marite'o | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maritteo | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Marutia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis