Marv Forename

93,288th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,254 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Marv Forename Definition:

The diminutive of Marvin, a variant of Mervin, q. v.

Marv Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
4,6681:77,6643,760
Canada
100%
3751:88,3564,707
Philippines
85%
 
711:1,493,09136,062
Zambia-231:689,33913,581
Taiwan-141:1,697,83448,176
Iran
100%
111:7,136,07923,336
India
100%
81:151,859,7461,755,835
South Africa
100%
71:7,790,378138,656
Guatemala
100%
71:2,301,2046,153
Nigeria-61:29,594,060217,150
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Russia
100%
31:48,077,90198,779
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Bahamas-31:133,1232,262
Thailand
50%
 
21:35,032,906298,615
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Italy
84%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
France-11:66,470,34085,030
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
England
50%
 
11:55,602,921189,715

Marv (117) may also be a surname.

Marv Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The diminutive of Marvin, a variant of Mervin, q. v.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Marv Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Marvz8919/
Marrv891/
Maerv891/
Maurv891/
Mar'v891/
Marvf891/
Marvp891/
Mearv891/
Mairv891/
Mmarv891/
Maarvf8025/
Mahrvs8013/
Mharvs801/
Marhvs801/
Marıvı801/
Marvzz801/
Mharvz801/
Mairev801/
Marw75112,351/
Merv753,132/
Marb7590/
Marf7580/
Marp7516/
Morv7510/
Mwrv754/
Marfe671,284/
Marwh67428/
Marpe67386/
Marft67111/
Marwf6748/
Mharf6715/
Maarb6714/
Mharb677/
Marph677/
Mahrb677/
Marwt676/
Marwp676/
Marff675/
Merrv675/
Maurf674/
Marbd674/
Mahrw673/
Marhw673/
Marbz673/
Marbh673/
Maarf673/
Marbs673/
Maurp672/
Marps672/
Masrf672/
Matrf672/
Mariauva672/
Morvf671/
Mharp671/
Mearb671/
Mearw671/
Marhf671/
Marfs671/
Marbt671/
Marvviah671/
Mrowv671/
Muarf671/
Mairf671/
Marrf671/
Maarp671/
Matrb671/

Marv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marv in the Russian language
Марвmarv-

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