Mariwa Surname

196,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mariwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mariwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9681:54,6925,986
Zimbabwe5341:28,9114,442
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Philippines1701:595,51964,950
Kenya1041:444,03823,626
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Fiji11:894,3914,568
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mariwa (1,446) may also be a first name.

Mariwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mariwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mariwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 196,194th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mariwa reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mariwa is also the 205,196th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,446 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 968 people, or 1 in 54,692. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 14 percent reside.

Mariwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhariwa92686/
Maruiwa92165/
Marihwa9219/
Maroiwa9211/
Maraiwa927/
Marriwa923/
Mariwah923/
Mariwat922/
Mariwai921/
Mariway921/
Marhiwa921/
Mmariwa921/
Mhariwah8612/
Maraiwai869/
Mhariswa862/
Mauraiwa861/
Mariba834,609/
Mariwo83957/
Maruwa83821/
Marewa83815/
Mariva83364/
Mariwi8343/
Moriwa8318/
Meriwa836/
Mariwy833/
Mariwe833/
Marivad774,021/
Mairuwa77782/
Marieva77659/
Marivay77578/
Maribha77574/
Marehwa77196/
Marivat77187/
Marihwi7798/
Marewad7757/
Maruwah7753/
Marojwa7739/
Mhoriwa7720/
Margewa7717/
Maribai7717/
Mairewa7714/
Maribay7713/
Maeriva7712/
Marivha7711/
Marrewa7710/
Mareiba778/
Marivah777/
Mauriva777/
Mariwou777/
Mareewa776/
Mariova775/
Mauruwa775/
Margiva774/
Marriba773/
Moriwad773/
Maribaa773/
Mairiba773/
Maruwai773/
Marhiba773/
Marhiva773/
Marujwa773/
Marriva772/
Mareiva772/
Marivas772/
Mearewa772/
Maribea772/
Maraiba772/
Maribau772/
Mareawa771/
Maruhwa771/
Maruwha771/
Marijva771/
Maritva771/
Maraiva771/
Mhariba771/
Mhariva771/
Marzewa771/
Mauriba771/
Mariwih771/
Morriwa771/
Masrivah7163/
Marivaux7138/
Marhieva7135/
Maireiva7121/
Marribai7117/
Marivaja7116/
Mayrieva714/
Marivaya713/
Marribaa713/
Marribay713/
Merriway712/
Marrivad712/
Mauruwai712/
Mairehwa711/
Mariovay711/
Marrewad711/
Mairuwai711/
Maihrewa711/
Maharewa711/
Mouraiwa711/
Moraiwai711/
Mariowho711/
Mareweha711/
Moriba679,808/
Maribe672,714/
Mareva671,481/
Maruva67849/
Marewo67645/
Maruwo67630/
Maribi67594/
Mareba67387/
Maribo67317/
Morewa67312/
Moruwa67291/
Marivo67133/
Meriva67100/
Marevi6772/
Maitriwet6772/
Meruwa6748/
Moriva6747/
Marewe6742/
Maatraiva6738/
Marive6737/
Marivi6734/
Merewa6713/
Marebi679/
Marewi678/
Marjua676/
Moriwo675/
Maryva674/
Maryvi671/
Marrivaad671/
Maryba671/
Maréva671/
Marivy671/
Mariví671/
Mariby671/

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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 Mariwa
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