About the Marathe surname
Marathe is an Indian surname. It is pronounced “Ma-Raa-They” with a hard Th.
The surname is typically from the state of Maharashtra in western India. The origin of the Marathe clan supposedly was in the district of Raigad in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. When someone says “My surname is Marathe” people generally take him to be a Maratha (popularly known as Maratha warrior).
Nowadays, people with the Marathe surname can be found in every walk of life, and living in every country on Earth. Characteristically, Marathes are highly educated and professional people often engaged in science, medicine, commerce or the arts.
The surname Marathe is sometimes confused with the Maratha people, the Marathi the language of Maharashtra, or the surname Mhatre.