Marawu Surname

195,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Marawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7171:31,5544,046
Zimbabwe4211:36,6705,673
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Marawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marawu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 195,437th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,394,292 people. Marawu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marawu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,717 people, or 1 in 31,554. In South Africa Marawu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Marawu Last Name Statistics demography

Marawu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.79% less than the national average, earning R 147,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marhawu9267/
Marawuy9233/
Marawui9213/
Marawau921/
Marabu83472/
Maravu83157/
Marewu83123/
Morawu839/
Maravou77199/
Marabou7767/
Maravut7719/
Marabui7716/
Maravau7712/
Marabau7712/
Marravu776/
Matravu773/
Marhewu773/
Margavu773/
Marhabu772/
Mairabu772/
Maraubu771/
Maravud771/
Morhawu771/
Marhabou71136/
Marrabou715/
Maravahu713/
Maraivou711/
Maravaud711/
Maeravhu711/
Maarravu711/
Marovu67205/
Marobu67102/
Morabu6777/
Marevu6773/
Marovhu6289/
Moravus6219/
Mairevu626/
Morowut621/
Marobeu621/
Morhewu621/
Moirabou57532/
Mairevhu5719/
Moravusz573/
Maroubou571/
Mairoubou5313/
Morobu5010/
Morovu508/

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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 Marawu
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