Globally, מרא (مر 
, מרא 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The given name מרא is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently male name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Libya. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Iraq, and Tunisia. Likewise, מרא is the last name as well as the forename.