Marpe Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Marpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3681:125,48910,416
Germany1801:447,25339,773
Philippines1601:632,73967,224
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
India251:30,682,615377,978
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Marpe (386) may also be a first name.

Marpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marpe (Marathi: माप) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 386,017th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Marpe live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Marpe is also the 441,020th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 386 people.

The surname Marpe is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 125,489. In Kenya Marpe is mostly found in: Narok County, where 97 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 17 percent reside.

Marpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marpe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 654 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marpe Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Marpe surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

Marpe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.45% more than the national average, earning $59,741 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marper91174/
Marpet9157/
Marpez9143/
Marpes9129/
Marpei911/
Marpeh911/
Marpie911/
Marpey910/
Marp8916/
Maarpie831/
Marpeth831/
Marpa801,626/
Morpe80239/
Marpi8078/
Merpe8069/
Marps803/
Maurp802/
Marph802/
Marpz801/
Marpetch772/
Marpay73196/
Morper73156/
Marphi7339/
Marphy7338/
Morpey7326/
Marpai7321/
Marpis7314/
Morpeh7311/
Morphe7311/
Marpha738/
Marpip738/
Mearpi733/
Maarpa731/
Marpui731/
Moerpe731/
Marhpa731/
Marpio731/
Marpoy731/
Marppi731/
Merphe731/
Morpie730/
Morpes730/
Morphet67859/
Marb67336/
Morphey67241/
Marv67117/
Marphis6725/
Morphee6724/
Morp6721/
Marphay6717/
Marpaia675/
Morpheu675/
Maharpi675/
Marpoha674/
Morphie673/
Maurphy672/
Morphée672/
Marpova671/
Merphee671/
D'Marpa671/
Marrphy670/
Morphes670/
Marpich670/
Merphey670/

Marpe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marpe in the Marathi language
मापmapa40
मपmapa30
मरपेmarape10
मारपेmarape10
मरापेmarape10

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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 Marpe
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