Marwa Surname
Approximately 99,822 people bear this surname
Marwa Surname User-submission:
Marwa is a holy mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It means 'hard white rock'.
Marwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 67,246 | 1:787 | 95 |
| Kenya | 11,053 | 1:4,178 | 602 |
| Egypt | 7,627 | 1:12,054 | 1,435 |
| Lebanon | 4,246 | 1:1,328 | 246 |
| Nigeria | 1,838 | 1:96,378 | 6,602 |
| Morocco | 1,704 | 1:20,232 | 3,124 |
| Indonesia | 1,288 | 1:102,678 | 10,565 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,140 | 1:13,542 | 1,850 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 442 | 1:20,729 | 2,400 |
| Afghanistan | 280 | 1:114,833 | 2,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Tunisia | 269 | 1:2,270 | 274 |
| South Africa | 268 | 1:202,156 | 21,624 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Iraq | 173 | 1:202,437 | 4,691 |
| Niger | 152 | 1:126,263 | 4,863 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Cameroon | 76 | 1:273,277 | 26,204 |
| Palestine | 43 | 1:105,787 | 7,133 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Jordan | 25 | 1:353,697 | 11,660 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Marwa (1,114,456) may also be a first name.
Marwa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Marwa is a holy mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It means 'hard white rock'.
- mrw3mMarwa Demographics
Average Marwa Salary in
United States
$50,066 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marwa (Arabic: مروَّه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭﻯ, Hindi: मारवा, Marathi: मारवा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,666th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 73,005 people. The last name Marwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Marwa are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Marwa is also the 764th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,114,456 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 67,246 people, or 1 in 787. In Tanzania Marwa is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 60 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 9 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Marwa is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.
Marwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya, Shiite (99%) in Lebanon and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Marwa last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Marwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.25% less than the national average, earning R 203,784 per year; in United States they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $50,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.07% more than the national average, earning $67,606 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marwa in the Hindi language | ||
| मारवा | marava | - |
| Marwa in the Marathi language | ||
| मारवा | marava | - |
| Marwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻭﻯ | mrwy | 50 |
| ﻣﺮﻭﻩ | mrwh | 50 |
| Marwa in the Arabic language | ||
| مروَّه | mrwah | - |
| مُروة | murwt | - |
| مروّه | mrwh | - |
| مروِّه | mrwih | - |
| ماروا | marwa | - |
| مرّوه | mrwh | - |
| مروّة | mrwt | - |
| مَرْوَه | marwah | - |
| مروّى | mrwy | - |
| مروة | mrwt | - |
| مروى | mrwy | - |
| مروه | mrwh | - |
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