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

The surname Marlaw occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marlaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marlaw is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Marlaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Marlaw live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 114 people.

The surname Marlaw is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent reside, Florida, where 33 percent reside and Illinois, where 33 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Barbados, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Marlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marlaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marlaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
  • 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 Marlaw
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