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.

DNA test information

Maorwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1491:309,93219,396

Maorwe (65) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Maorwe Demographics

Maorwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Maorwe Last Name Facts

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

Maorwe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maorwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Maorwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maorwe is the 1,441,361st most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is mostly found 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 frequently held first name globally It is held by 65 people.

Maorwe is most common in Kenya, where it is held 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 carrying the Maorwe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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