Marivu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Marivu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Marivu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marivu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marivu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marivu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Marivu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Marivu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Marivu is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marivgu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Marivou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Marivaux | 86 | 38 | / |
| Maraivou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maruvu | 83 | 483 | / |
| Maribu | 83 | 176 | / |
| Mariwu | 83 | 158 | / |
| Marevu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Mauribu | 77 | 37 | / |
| Mahribu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Maribut | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mariwou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maribud | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maribus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mairevu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Merivou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maribou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maribau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matribu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masribu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maruvhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mariwus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mharibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marivoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mayruvu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masribut | 71 | 68 | / |
| Matribus | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mairevhu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Maariwut | 71 | 19 | / |
| Maribaud | 71 | 16 | / |
| Maharibu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Marimpou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matribuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meruvu | 67 | 179 | / |
| Marewu | 67 | 123 | / |
| Maruwu | 67 | 122 | / |
| Maariwuth | 67 | 113 | / |
| Marimpouy | 67 | 81 | / |
| Marebu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Moribu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moruvu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Marivu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis