Cognomen Maru (Maru 
, Мару 
, 円 
) , all over the world, is a widespread last name. The family name Maru is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Papua New Guinea, and Mongolia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Also, Maru is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Maru | Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Kenya |
| Мару | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| 円 | China |
| มรุ | Thailand |
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maru tames Mexican artist, MX (b. 1946) |
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maru yamayusa Colombian actor, CO (b. 1947) |
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| heinrich maru (b. 1897) |
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maru valdivielso Spanish actor, ES (b. 1964) |
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maru ludueña AR (b. 1969) |
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richard maru politician in Papua New Guinea, PG |
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| ramniklal maru Indian Gujarati-language writer, IN (b. 1937) |
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jayant maru Kenyan film director, KE (b. 1990) |
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| maru sira Sri Lankan murderer, LK (b. 1948) |
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vivek maru Legal empowerment advocate, US |
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| maru r. garcía-peña botanist, MX (b. 1950) |
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| fikru maru ET (b. 1950) |
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| maru de la garza Mexican artist, MX (b. 1961) |
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| rajesh maru English cricketer, KE (b. 1962) |
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| maru john maniapoto (born 1967) (b. 1967) |
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