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

The last name Marw (Arabic: عمرو) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marw is the 14,354th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 187,557 people. The last name Marw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marw are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 9,155th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 112,351 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 38,653 people, or 1 in 2,378. Excluding Egypt Marw exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

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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