In the entire world, ماریا (Marija 
, Mariya 
, Μαρία 
) is a widespread predominantly female, but very seldom boy's first name. The forename ماریا is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is a prevalent female name, Serbia, where it is a widespread girly name, and Montenegro (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Croatia, India, and Serbia. Very seldom, ماریا is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Marija | North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Nigeria, India |
| Mariya | Ethiopia, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, India |
| Μαρία | Greece |
| ماریا | Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran |
De, Maria, Marie, Marigo, Marigó, Mariia, Marista, Maritsa, Maro, Maroula, Marya, Maryja, María, Maíri, Meri, Máro, Mèrí, Méri, Μάρω, Μαίρη, Μαρίτσα, Майре, Майри, Манюша, Маня, Мара, Мария, Марија, Марыя, Марья, Марія, Маша, Муся, Мэри, מריה, ماريا, মারিয়া, მარია, マリア, 梅莉, 梅里, 玛丽亚, 瑪麗亞, 马罗, 마리아, and 미리암
ماریا is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Salome , the follower of Jesus; Maria Matzerath , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Mary of Clopas , the One of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus; Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs and Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician, and in many other works.
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ماریا باقرامیان Professor of Philosophy, IR (b. 1954) |
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ماریا بشیر Afghan lawyer, AF (b. 1970) |
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