Marigwa Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Marigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Marigwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marigwa is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Marigwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Marigwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marigwa is the 2,414,640th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Marigwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marigwa live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Marigwa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 94 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside and Kericho County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.

Marigwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marigwaai881/
Maregwa86159/
Marigwe8686/
Marikwa8627/
Marigua8619/
Marigba8613/
Marugwa862/
Mairugwa8052/
Mharikwa806/
Mairigua803/
Maraigua802/
Mareigua802/
Mariguoa801/
Marekwa71935/
Marigue71176/
Marigui7158/
Marukwa7143/
Morikwa7137/
Marikwe7120/
Marigbi717/
Maregua716/
Maricua715/
Merikwa714/
Marigbo713/
Maregwe711/
Marugua711/
Mariguasch711/
Marigbe711/
Mmerigwo6739/
Marikuat6736/
Marykwas6713/
Mariscua677/
Mairigue674/
Maurigue672/
Maaricua671/
Mmeregwa671/
Marygbay671/
Marrigue671/

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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 Marigwa
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