Maurya Surname

1,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Maurya Surname User-submission:

The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border.

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Maurya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India274,6651:2,793281
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Qatar1651:14,2911,561
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
England591:944,37447,923
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Oman141:263,4264,299
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China51:273,464,31313,838
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Maurya (1,483) may also be a first name.

Maurya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border. The Moriya clan, called Maurya Chandragupta; Maurya's mother's name was Mura. Mura belongs to the Moriya clan; perhaps she was queen (chief) of the Moriya clan. Her place where she lived, Peacock (in Hindi: Mor) like structure was called Moriya. After the death of Chandragupta Maurya's father, she migrated with his family to Pataliputra, India, where Chandragupta meet Chankya, his teacher.

All belong to at the present time to the Koiri subcaste. In some regions this is called Verma, Kushwaha, Saini, Maurya or Shakya. This is mainly in Uttar Pradesh, India. In Uttar Pradesh, a city, like in Varanasi - this is called Maurya; a city, like Ghazipur - this is called Kushwaha; a city like Mau and Ballia - this is called Verma; and in Western Uttar Pradesh - this is called Shakya and Saini. In Hariyana state, this is called Shaini. In Bihar, this is called Mahto, Kushwaha and Kachhi and in the country Nepal, this is called Shakya. This is distributed in India statewise: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Hariyana, Maharashtra and all over India and Nepal.

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Maurya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maurya (Hindi: मौर्य, Marathi: मौय, Oriya: େମୗଯଯ୍ର୍, Russian: Мауря) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maurya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,978th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,385 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Maurya reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Maurya is also the 202,014th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 1,483 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 274,665 people, or 1 in 2,793. In India Maurya is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 79 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found and Delhi, where 4 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Maurya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Maurya last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Maurya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $51,213 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauryaz9236/
Maurrya9233/
Mauerya9221/
Mauryaa9212/
Mauryas925/
Mauryay924/
Mayurya924/
Mauyrya923/
Maiurya921/
Mauryad921/
Meaurya921/
Mmaurya921/
Mauryaã921/
Marya913,075/
Murya912,141/
Maurayya8622/
Mauyarya864/
Maiaurya863/
Mauraiya862/
Maureyya862/
Mauryaau861/
Mauryash861/
Mourya8313,410/
Masrya831,068/
Maryad83592/
Maryah83588/
Muryas83525/
Mairya83471/
Mauria83283/
Maryat83151/
Maarya8390/
Maurea8390/
Maryea8377/
Maryas8370/
Murjya8337/
Mauryo8325/
Maerya8324/
Muryad8321/
Murrya8315/
Mayrya8313/
Maurja8311/
Maryay8311/
Musrya8310/
Muryat839/
Muorya838/
Muirya837/
Marrya835/
Matrya835/
Muurya835/
Murhya834/
Mearya834/
Muryha834/
Maryaz833/
Marhya832/
Maryoa832/
Mharya832/
Maryha831/
Meurya831/
Mgurya831/
Muryaj831/
Mujrya831/
Mmarya831/
Marzya831/
Muryea831/
Mahrya830/
Maraiya775,022/
Mahuria772,212/
Maureau77758/
Maryash77331/
Mauriat77167/
Marryat77133/
Maryatt7794/
Marayya7776/
Maiurja7762/
Mauriah7750/
Maiarya7735/
Maryasz7723/
Maharya7722/
Muryasz7721/
Muraiya7719/
Mouryas7716/
Maitrya7713/
Maruiya7712/
Maairya7711/
Majirya7711/
Marayia7710/
Maryaei7710/
Mareyya778/
Mareiya777/
Mouryaa777/
Murayya776/
Mayuria776/
Maroyya775/
Maryaie775/
Masryat774/
Majuria773/
Maraaya773/
Mourjya772/
Maurias772/
Maryaee772/
Maryach772/
Masryay772/
Muryash771/
Maijrya771/
Mayorya771/
Maurioa771/
Maueria771/
Maryaha771/
Maroiya771/
Marajya771/
Marryha771/
Mourrya771/
Mouryea771/
Muthrya771/
Muruiya771/
Mohurya771/
Mauriha771/
Mairyad771/
Mayirya771/
Muryayi771/
Murayea771/
Meharya771/
Muraaya771/
Mureiya771/
Meearya771/
Hmaryaz771/
Maria73219,297/
Morya7318,520/
Muria735,830/
Murja733,943/
Marja731,744/
Murea731,418/
Marea73980/
Maryo73665/
María73116/
Muryo7347/
Marryatt71371/
Marraiya7115/
Murgayya714/
Marreyya713/
Murraiya712/
Muryoowa712/
Mahaarya711/
Mairaiya711/
Maarayya711/
Margayya711/
Maraiyaa711/
Mouryash711/
Marayiah711/
Maurgeau711/
Maurihau711/
Maraaiya711/
Muruiyah711/
Muruyiah711/
Murgaiya711/
Marayhia711/
Murgia6718,757/
Mariah6714,916/
Marzia6711,657/
Marjia674,801/
Murias674,746/
Marias672,986/
Masria671,489/
Mariat67969/
Murria67859/
Marija67841/
Margia67690/
Murrja67642/
Marjai67541/
Maurio67534/
Murjia67402/
Marjah67389/
Marria67374/
Margea67344/
Murgea67330/
Muriah67321/
Mahria67321/
Mouria67307/
Mariha67294/
Marjaa67209/
Mariea67195/
Matria67185/
Murjas67172/
Mariaa67123/
Marjay6786/
Mariaz6784/
Motrya6780/
Marița6776/
Mareha6775/
Maeria6770/
Marjas6767/
Murija6767/
Mairyo6759/
Mariap6753/
Mareah6744/
Murjai6742/
Moorya6741/
Moryas6741/
Mariae6738/
Mairia6738/
Mourja6734/
Mariaș6734/
Marhia6732/
Mharja6732/
Murzia6729/
Muriat6725/
Mayria6723/
Muriha6722/
Marjat6722/
Majryo6720/
Mariad6719/
Maryáš6718/
Mariay6717/
Marjad6717/
Maaria6715/
Morrya6715/
Murjad6713/
Moryaa6713/
Maryot6713/
Mureha6711/
Moerya6711/
Muriaz6711/
Mearea6711/
Murjah6710/
Marjaz6710/
Moirya679/
Mourea679/
Muriae679/
Mairja677/
Maitraiya677/
Mairea677/
Marjoy677/
Muriap677/
Murgaiyah677/
Murjaa676/
Majria676/
Mharia676/
Marrea675/
Muriad675/
Maeryo675/
Maryoe675/
Meyrya674/
Meuria674/
Muryoo674/
Muryop674/
Maryos674/
Mariač674/
Mariða674/
Marjha673/
Murjja673/
Mariaj673/
Moryah673/
Marioa673/
Morhya672/
Mareea672/
Maarja672/
Muuria672/
Murjat672/
Murría672/
Maryod672/
Mureea672/
Hmorya672/
Morjya671/
Mearja671/
Marhja671/
Marjja671/
Meirya671/
Moyrya671/
Muriay671/
Murjay671/
Murjea671/
Maryáh671/
Mmaria671/
Mariaá671/
Marjaï671/
Marjaš671/
Mari'a671/
Marría671/
Mareao671/
Moryap671/
Murías671/
Murhia671/
Muriaś671/
Muriňa671/
Matryo671/
Muurja671/
Maryoh671/
Maryoo671/
Mgaryo671/
Mhorya671/
Moryea670/
Marryo670/
Mearia670/

Maurya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maurya in the Marathi language
मौयmauya90.56
मौयर्mauyar7.86
मौरयाmauraya0.53
मौयाmauya0.14
मुरलीmurali0.05
मौरीयाmauriya0.04
अनुरागanuraga0.02
गौरवgaurava0.02
मरेयmareya0.02
मारामmarama0.01
मौर्यmaurya0.01
मौत्याmautya0.01
मौयॉmauyo0.01
माउयma'uya0.01
मौयर्ऎmauyar'e0.01
मुरतmurata0.01
मण्यमmanyama0.01
मौरीmauri0.01
मैयर्maiyar0.01
मौयुmauyu0.01
मौैयmauaiya0.01
मौयरmauyara0.01
ेमौयemauya0.01
मउरयाma'uraya0.01
मेायर्meayar0.01
माधुराmadhura0.01
मयुराmayura0.01
मौयारmauyara0.01
मौरयmauraya0.01
माऊरगाma'uraga0.01
मथुराmathura0.01
मौयॅmauye0.01
मौिरयाmauiraya0.01
मुरातmurata0.01
Maurya in the Oriya language
େମୗଯଯ୍ର୍emayayr62.5
େମୗଯଯ୍ର୍ାemayayra5.36
େମୗୟର୍ାemayara5.36
େମାୟଯ୍ର୍emayayr3.57
େମୗୟର୍emayar3.57
େମୗରିୟାemariya3.57
ମାଧୁରୀmadhuri1.79
େମାଯଯ୍ର୍emayayr1.79
ମରିୟମmariyama1.79
େମର୍ାୟଯ୍emarayay1.79
ନାରାୟଣnarayana1.79
ମୁେମୗୟର୍muemayar1.79
େମୗୟାemaya1.79
ଅୁେମୗୟର୍auemayar1.79
ମାୟଯ୍ର୍mayayr1.79
Maurya in the Hindi language
मौर्यmaurya57.6
मौर्याmaurya42.09
कुमारkumara0.06
मोर्याmorya0.03
मोर्यmorya0.03
मौर्य़maurya0.01
र्मार्याrmarya0.01
मार्याmarya0.01
मैार्याmaiarya0.01
मौरयाmauraya0.01
र्मार्यrmarya0.01
मौर्या्maurya0
माेर्याmaerya0
मौेर्यmauerya0
मौयैmauyai0
मौर्श्याmaursya0
मौर्चmaurca0
धरdhara0
मौर्यााmauryaa0
मौॅर्यmauerya0
र्मौयाrmauya0
बाहादुरbahadura0
मौर्शmaursa0
मौयंmauyam0
अनुपमanupama0
मौ़र्याmaurya0
मॉर्यmorya0
र्मोर्यrmorya0
मौयार्mauyar0
औतारautara0
बहादुरbahadura0
अनुजanuja0
वर्माvarma0
मौरmaura0
मौर्याअmaurya'a0
मायौmayau0
मौ़र्यmaurya0
र्मोयाrmoya0
मौयारmauyara0
मौर्युmauryu0
माौर्यmaaurya0
मौ्र्यmaurya0
अजोरajora0
गौड़gaura0
मौर्यांmauryam0
मौर्सmaursa0
मौयाmauya0
ैर्यairya0
मौर्माmaurma0
नारायणnarayana0
शर्माsarma0
मौ्र्याmaurya0
मौयmauya0
मैायाmaiaya0
मौयर्mauyar0
मौया्रmauyara0
मैर्याmairya0
मौर्या़maurya0
र्मौर्याrmaurya0
मैार्यmaiarya0
र्मौर्यrmaurya0
मौर्य्रmauryra0
मैर्यmairya0
चन्द्रcandra0
मौय्रmauyra0
मार्यmarya0
Maurya in the Russian language
Мауряmaura-

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