Marlaw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Marlaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marlaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Barbados11:287,4482,772
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Marlaw (114) may also be a first name.

Marlaw Last Name Facts

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

Marlaw is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marlaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marlaw is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Marlaw are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Marlaw is also the 877,214th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 114 people.

The surname Marlaw is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Marlaw is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 33 percent live and Illinois, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Marlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marlaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Marlaw last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marlaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Marlaw last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marleaw920/
Marlow8328,415/
Merlaw831/
Marlab831/
Morlaw830/
Marlowe7710,286/
Marlova7797/
Marlouw7742/
Marlowa7714/
Marrlow7710/
Marlauv777/
Marllow774/
Marlowz771/
Marlosw771/
Morlawe771/
Mayrlow771/
Marloow771/
Marlouwe711/
Marllowe711/
Merlow67100/
Marlov6761/
Marlof6723/
Morlow676/
Morlova62369/
Marloff6247/
Marlyov6212/
Morlowe627/
Marzlov624/
Marloft622/
Marzlof622/
Marlouf622/
Marleuf621/
Merllow621/
Merlouw621/
Morleyw620/
Morleaf620/
Marzloff57254/
Marhlouf571/
Morellow571/
Marlofftt531/
Merlov50103/
Merlof501/
Morlof500/

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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 Marlaw
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