Marw Surname

14,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Marw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt38,6531:2,378321
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Marw (112,351) may also be a first name.

Marw Last Name Facts

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

Marw (Arabic: عمرو) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marw is the 14,354th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 187,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marw live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Marw is also the 9,155th most widespread first name globally It is held by 112,351 people.

Marw is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 38,653 people, or 1 in 2,378. Without taking into account Egypt this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marwe89260/
Marwf8936/
Majrw895/
Marwh892/
Marwt891/
Marrw890/
Mahrws809/
Maarwf803/
Marrwz802/
Mairwe802/
Marhwe801/
Majrwh801/
Mayhrw801/
Marb75336/
Merw75127/
Marv75117/
Marf75103/
Morwe673,355/
Marfe671,096/
Maarf67246/
Maarb67228/
Mharb67122/
Marvt6712/
Moorw6710/
Mahairwe675/
Marrf674/
Mearf673/
Morrw673/
Maheirwe672/
Marph672/
Matthrws672/
Marfh672/
Marbh671/
Mairf671/
Mayrv671/
Maerv671/
Morwh671/
Marhv671/
Marvs671/
Marff671/
Maarv671/
Marft671/
Meerw671/
Marvø671/

Marw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marw in the Arabic language
عمروmrw-

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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 Marw
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