Marovu Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Marovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 131 | 1:117,849 | 15,993 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Marovu (21) may also be a first name.
Marovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marovu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marovu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,163,787th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marovu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally, held by 21 people.
Marovu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 117,849. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 40 percent are found, Harare Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Marovu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 35 percent are found and Namibia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marovhu | 92 | 89 | / |
| Maravu | 83 | 157 | / |
| Marobu | 83 | 102 | / |
| Marevu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Morovu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Maravou | 77 | 199 | / |
| Marabou | 77 | 67 | / |
| Maravut | 77 | 19 | / |
| Maravau | 77 | 12 | / |
| Marravu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mairevu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Marobut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Margavu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matravu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marobeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maravud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marhabou | 71 | 136 | / |
| Marabout | 71 | 58 | / |
| Mairevhu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Marrabou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maravahu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marampou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marabous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maroubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maravaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maeravhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maarravu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marawu | 67 | 2,147 | / |
| Marabu | 67 | 472 | / |
| Marewu | 67 | 123 | / |
| Mairoubou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Morobu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maraboutt | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Marovu
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