Marahwa Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Marahwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 219 | 1:70,494 | 10,481 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Marahwa (12) may also be a first name.
Marahwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marahwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marahwa (Hindi: मरहवा) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marahwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Marahwa is the 1,009,375th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marahwa are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 70,494. In Zimbabwe Marahwa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 56 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marahwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marahwa in the Hindi language | ||
| मरहवा | marahava | - |
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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 Marahwa
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