Maru (surname)
Maru is a surname of Indian origin found amongst the people from Kutch and Saurashtra regions in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. The Maru word is used to identify the region of Marwar, from where the diaspora of people who use this surname claim origin.
- Maru surname is found among the Kutchi Jain communities.
- The surname is found in the Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas, Kadia Kshatriyas, Gurjar Kshatriyas communities.
- The surname is also found in the Rajput, Kumbhar and Ahir communities of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- Maru surname is also found in many scheduled castes of Gujarat - for example - Maru Vankar and many other castes like Rohit(Dalit),Shenva..etc.
- Maru surname is also found among Nayi Brahmin(Valand) communities of Saurashtra, Gujarat.
- Maru surname is also found among Nagar community of Gujarat.
People with the name include:
- Pamela Maru, a fisheries management advisor from the Cook Islands
See also
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