The Maras surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 870 people carried this name — #27,646 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 892 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
755 people named Maras have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 849 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 541 people named Maras live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Jujuy.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Maras.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 102 people named Maras live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Maras live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
83 people named Maras is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Maras,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mate Maras 1939– · translator -
Mate Maras 1939– · translator
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Giuseppe Maras 1922–2002 · military personnel
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Giuseppe Maras 1922–2002 · military personnel
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Wiesław Maras 1950– · engineer
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Michele Maras 1953– · pensioner
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Maras.
- Maran 569 · U.S. census
- Marange 130 · U.S. census
- Marangoni 200 · U.S. census
- Marani 211 · U.S. census
- Marano 3,701 · U.S. census
- Marant 136 · U.S. census
- Marazzi 181 · U.S. census
- Marbach 675 · U.S. census
- Marby 105 · U.S. census
- Marc 1,456 · U.S. census
- Marca 385 · U.S. census
- Marceau 1,695 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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