Maorwe Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maorwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maorwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1491:309,93219,396

Maorwe (65) may also be a first name.

Maorwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maorwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maorwe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maorwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maorwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held given name in the world, held by 65 people.

The last name Maorwe is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 309,932. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 97 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 3 percent reside.

Maorwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maorwe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahorwe921/
Maorbe831/
Maourbe771/
Mahurwe771/
Mayorwa771/
Mahorwa771/
Maiyorwa7119/
Maorui671/
Mohurve624/
Mayorva621/
Majorva621/
Mahurwa621/
Maijarwa571/
Moarbi501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maorwe
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