Maruwe Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maruwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maruwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Maruwe (14) may also be a first name.

Maruwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maruwe occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Maruwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Maruwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 14 people.

The last name Maruwe is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 227,033. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maruwei921/
Maruw915/
Marube833,858/
Maruwa83821/
Maruve83561/
Moruwe83239/
Maruwi83173/
Marowe8345/
Mariwe833/
Marauw832/
Marouw831/
Meruwe831/
Mairuw831/
Maruschwe801/
Mairuwa77782/
Maruiwa77165/
Marrube7775/
Maroube7743/
Marouwa7728/
Mairuwi7715/
Marauwa7712/
Marowei778/
Maruvge776/
Mauruwa775/
Marujwa773/
Maruwai773/
Marouve773/
Maruves772/
Marusue772/
Maruvee771/
Merouwe771/
Maruvie771/
Maurube771/
Mairuiw771/
Marrowe771/
Maruwha771/
Marowey771/
Marihue770/
Mairouwa7125/
Maharowe717/
Mmarauwa713/
Mauruwai712/
Maarouve712/
Marrouwa711/
Maaroube711/
Mairuwai711/
Maerouve711/
Moruwets710/
Maruva67849/
Moruwa67291/
Morauw67134/
Marubi6746/
Mariwi6743/
Marowi6740/
Marive6737/
Morowe6732/
Maruvi6723/
Morube6715/
Maerauwai6712/
Moruwi677/
Meriwe675/
Mariwy673/
Maroow672/
Maruby671/
Meruve671/
Moreuw671/

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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 Maruwe
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