Marika

As a feminine given name, it is of Hungarian and Greek origin; a diminutive of Maria.

Apart from Hungary and Greece, the name is also found in Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Sweden, Slovakia and Poland.

Marika is also a surname of the Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land known as the Yolngu.

The surname Marika is a surname of a clan of an Aboriginal Australian people, the Yolngu of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

The Marika clan has close links with the Yunupingu and Gurruwiwi families.