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Globally, Maurya (Maurya , Маурья , ಮೌರ್ಯ) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Maurya is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is a rare masculine name, Oman, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, the United States, and Saudi Arabia. Predominantly, Maurya is the last name as well as the forename.
Maurya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maurya , the operatic character in the opera Riders to the Sea.