Maruvu Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Maruvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maruvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Maruvu (47) may also be a first name.

Maruvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maruvu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruvu? popularity and diffusion

Maruvu is the 632,228th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maruvu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Maruvu is also the 1,467,136th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maruvhu921/
Mayruvu921/
Marubu831,041/
Meruvu83179/
Maruwu83122/
Marivu838/
Moruvu831/
Marumpu7771/
Marhubu772/
Maruwut771/
Maraubu771/
Meeruvu771/
Maroubou711/
Marhubhu711/
Matrubhu711/
Mariwu67158/
Marobu67102/
Morubu6731/
Mairoubou6713/
Meruwu672/
Maaruwuth671/
Mariwou627/
Morubut621/
Marobeu621/
Morubou621/
Moroubut5712/
Morubuch571/
Morobu5010/

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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 Maruvu
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