Mariwo Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mariwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mariwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8841:17,4642,547
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mariwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mariwo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mariwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mariwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 374,335th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. The surname Mariwo is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mariwo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 884 people, or 1 in 17,464. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 58 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mariwou927/
Mariowho861/
Mariwa832,137/
Marewo83645/
Maruwo83630/
Maribo83317/
Marivo83133/
Moriwo835/
Mhariwa77686/
Maruiwa77165/
Marihwa7719/
Maroiwa7711/
Maraiwa777/
Mariova775/
Mariwah773/
Marriwa773/
Mariwat772/
Maribho772/
Marivou772/
Maribou772/
Mariová772/
Marywho771/
Marivoo771/
Mhoriwo771/
Marhiwa771/
Mmariwa771/
Mauriová7124/
Mhariwah7112/
Marewood713/
Mhariswa712/
Maurisuo711/
Mauraiwa711/
Maraivou711/
Mariba674,609/
Maruwa67821/
Marewa67815/
Mariva67364/
Moruwo67301/
Marevo67139/
Marebo6742/
Moribo6732/
Moriwa6718/
Morivo676/
Meriwa676/
Maruvo675/
Maryvo675/
Merewo672/
Merivo671/
Meruwo671/

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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
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  • 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 Mariwo
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