Around the globe, Marita (Marita 
, Марита 
, ماريتا 
) is a common female forename. The first name Marita is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common female name, Georgia, and Philippines (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Philippines, Germany, and the United States. Much less frequently, Marita is the last name as well as the forename.
Marita is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Marita | United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Ethiopia, Germany |
| Марита | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan |
| ماريتا | Iran, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria |
| מריטה | Israel |
Marita is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Marita Covarrubias , the fictional character from the X-Files franchise and Marietta Edgecombe , character in Harry Potter.
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marita camacho quirós First Lady of Costa Rica, 1962–1966, and supercentenarian, CR (b. 1911) |
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marita kalima Finnish novelist (1915-1978), FI (b. 1915) |
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marita notini-nordquist (b. 1909) |
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marita lindahl Miss World 1957, FI (b. 1938) |
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marita lorenz German who had affair with Fidel Castro, DE (b. 1939) |
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marita kaus German sculptress, DE (b. 1940) |
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marita zobel Filipino actress, PH (b. 1941) |
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marita lange East German shot putter, DE (b. 1943) |
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marita mathijsen Dutch emeritus professor of modern Dutch literature, NL (b. 1944) |
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| marita reid Performer ( b. Aug 29, 1895 Gilbraltar, SPAIN - circa Jul 1979 New York, New York, USA ) Female (b. 1895) |
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| marita walldén Finnish artist, RU (b. 1896) |
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| marita odette bonner African-American writer (1898-1971), US (b. 1898) |
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marita viitasalo-pohjola Finnish pianist, FI (b. 1948) |
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marita ballesteros Argentinian actor, AR (b. 1950) |
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