Marvel Surname

80,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Marvel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the marvel.' Middle English mervaile; the French merveilk, the wonder. Probably the name of some youthful prodigy in learning or physical prowess; compare Marvellous. Andrew Marvell, born at Hull in 1620, made the name familiar, and it is in Yorkshire we find the surname still existing.

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Marvel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2081:69,5978,081
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Philippines921:1,100,41590,271
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
England811:687,87739,238
India521:14,751,257245,013
Canada431:856,87466,382
France231:2,887,944200,772
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Israel131:658,28045,106
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China51:273,464,31313,838
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8241:60,9456,695

Marvel (12,017) may also be a first name.

Marvel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the marvel.' Middle English mervaile; the French merveilk, the wonder. Probably the name of some youthful prodigy in learning or physical prowess; compare Marvellous. Andrew Marvell, born at Hull in 1620, made the name familiar, and it is in Yorkshire we find the surname still existing.

Warin Merveyl, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Merveyle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1702. Baptised — William, s. William Marvel: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1724. Married — Richard Marvel and Elizabeth Walford: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Marville, a comm, and town of France, dep. Meuse.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Richard de Marvil or Maruil, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Sire John de Marville of Normandy occurs c. 1270 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 151); Warm Merveyl, England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Of this family was Andrew Marvell, the patriot.

The Norman People (1874)

Marvel Last Name Facts

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

Marvel (Arabic: مارفيل, Hindi: मारवेल) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marvel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,590th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,206,348 people. The last name Marvel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Marvel are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Marvel is also the 54,109th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 12,017 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,208 people, or 1 in 69,597. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 10 percent live, Delaware, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Marvel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marvel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marvel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Marvel last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Marvel surname are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marvel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 94.07% more than the national average, earning 671,636 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $54,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marvell92978/
Marveld929/
Marrvel921/
Marviel921/
Marvelle86130/
Marvil83344/
Mervel8379/
Morvel8344/
Marveille801/
Marvelova801/
Merveil77522/
Morvell77245/
Merviel77153/
Marvill77147/
Marwele7766/
Maruele7711/
Moorvel778/
Marbele776/
Marvile773/
Mairvil771/
Marvyle771/
Mervell771/
Marville711,126/
Maruelle7124/
Marhwele713/
Morvelle711/
Mervil674,854/
Morvil6728/
Mairebele672/
Marvilova671/
Marvaille671/
Maireville6325/
Mervail6252/
Morvile6233/
Mervill6226/
Marwile629/
Marbile622/
Morvill620/
Morville57931/
Meirweil571/
Morwessel5318/
Moorweßel5312/
Marbaille530/
Moorwessel5028/

Marvel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marvel in the Hindi language
मारवेलmaravela66.67
मार्वेलmarvela33.33
Marvel in the Arabic language
مارفيلmarfyl-

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