Marã Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ghana

Marã Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marã Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Mara (187,491), Marà (40), Mară (40), Mará (4), Mára (449), Mařa (27) & Māra (3) are calculated separately.

Marã Last Name Facts

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

Marã is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Mara, Marà, Mară, Mará, Mára, Mařa or Māra. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marã? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Marã is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Marã are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent are found. Beside Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 33 percent are found and Italy, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mara92187,491/
Marà9240/
Mară9240/
Mará924/
Marão8916/
Marãn893/
Mára83449/
Mařa8327/
Māra833/
Marrão8042/
Maurão805/
Marães805/
Mairão801/
Maraão801/
Maro7545,569/
Maró7572/
Marô751/
Marò751/
Mauro6756,388/
Marra6745,654/
Marad6736,565/
Marou6736,128/
Marah6734,938/
Maran6723,517/
Maram6719,460/
Marza6717,766/
Marzo6717,178/
Mahra6716,463/
Marei6716,283/
Maruo6715,690/
Marey6715,510/
Maroa6715,207/
Maira6714,444/
Maron6714,174/
Mayra6712,424/
Maras6712,076/
Maray6710,621/
Maraj6710,242/
Marai679,229/
Marot677,782/
Maura677,754/
Maraz677,205/
Marro677,131/
Marat674,984/
Masra674,898/
Marga674,370/
Maros674,138/
Maroo673,814/
Marom672,994/
Mahro672,839/
Margo672,728/
Mairo672,628/
Matra672,331/
Marau672,262/
Maara672,225/
Meara671,593/
Maroń671,506/
Matro671,488/
Marea67980/
Maroh67878/
Maroz67850/
Mhara67799/
Maroy67723/
Marap67631/
Maráz67490/
Marod67482/
Marha67412/
Maroi67350/
Masro67260/
Majra67194/
Marop67147/
Maraś67147/
Maraa67140/
Maroj67132/
Morão67131/
Mayro67130/
Mareu67126/
Mmara67120/
Maraç6794/
Marho6785/
Maíra6771/
Maaro6766/
Mharo6760/
Hmara6753/
Mearo6751/
Marač6741/
Marzá6731/
Marzà6729/
Marón6721/
Majro6720/
Mgara6719/
Maroň6717/
Marán679/
Mgaro679/
Marát678/
Marňa677/
Mmaro676/
Marró675/
Maroß675/
Matrà674/
Marád674/
Marìa674/
Maïro674/
Maraß673/
Marać673/
Maïra672/
Marañ672/
Maróy672/
Maraí671/
Maìra671/
Maýra671/
Marzó671/
Marás671/
Marìo671/
Marïa671/
Maród671/
Mauró671/
Marrò671/
Maroś671/
Maroș671/

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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 Marã
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