Marevu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Marevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Marevu Last Name Facts

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

Marevu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Marevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marevu? popularity and diffusion

Marevu is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Marevu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marevu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Marevu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Marevu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Marevu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairevu926/
Mairevhu8619/
Marovu83205/
Maravu83157/
Marewu83123/
Marebu8316/
Marivu838/
Maravou77199/
Marovhu7789/
Maravau7712/
Marivgu7710/
Marravu776/
Marhewu773/
Mairebu772/
Marivou772/
Marewus771/
Marebau771/
Marivaux7138/
Maravahu713/
Maraivou711/
Maeravhu711/
Maarravu711/
Marawu672,147/
Morebu67267/
Maribu67176/
Mariwu67158/
Morovu678/

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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 Marevu
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