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 last name Maruwe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maruwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Maruwe are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maruwe is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 14 people.

Maruwe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 227,033. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

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
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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 Maruwe
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