Marwa Surname

5,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Marwa Surname User-submission:

Marwa is a holy mountain in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It means 'hard white rock'.

Marwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania67,2461:78795
Kenya11,0531:4,178602
Egypt7,6271:12,0541,435
Lebanon4,2461:1,328246
Nigeria1,8381:96,3786,602
Morocco1,7041:20,2323,124
Indonesia1,2881:102,67810,565
Zimbabwe1,1401:13,5421,850
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
United Arab Emirates4421:20,7292,400
Afghanistan2801:114,8332,780
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Tunisia2691:2,270274
South Africa2681:202,15621,624
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
Niger1521:126,2634,863
England1321:422,10728,563
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Palestine431:105,7877,133
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Jordan251:353,69711,660
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Israel191:450,40234,739
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
France91:7,380,302306,885
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

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'.

- mrw3m

Marwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marwa (Arabic: مروَّه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭﻯ, Hindi: मारवा, Marathi: मारवा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,666th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 73,005 people. It occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,114,456 people.

Marwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 67,246 people, or 1 in 787. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 60 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 9 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Marwa exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Marwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Marwa surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya, Shiite (99%) in Lebanon and Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Marwa surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marwah9111,541/
Marway91351/
Marhwa91236/
Marwha91151/
Marwai9180/
Marwaj9166/
Marwaa9110/
Maarwa914/
Marwea913/
Mairwa912/
Mharwa911/
Marwau911/
Masrwa911/
Marwaha838,046/
Maarwai8390/
Mairewa8314/
Marwhay8310/
Masrwat835/
Mhairwa834/
Marwahe833/
Marhwah833/
Marwadh832/
Mearewa832/
Marwait832/
Maarwah831/
Marwaah831/
Marwahs831/
Marwwah831/
Marwahj831/
Marwash831/
Marwoha831/
Marhwai831/
Marwaai831/
Marwaid831/
Marwatt831/
Marba801,625/
Marva801,142/
Marua801,053/
Marwi80656/
Morwa80315/
Marwe80260/
Merwa80249/
Marwo8022/
Marwy803/
Marwj801/
Marwhaya7718/
Marwatch772/
Mairehwa771/
Marrwaha771/
Marwooha771/
Maihrewa771/
Marwuatt770/
Morway73454/
Marwei73432/
Marvah73366/
Marbai73108/
Marvas7387/
Maruoa7380/
Maruae7368/
Marvay7363/
Marbha7354/
Marvat7350/
Marbay7338/
Maarua7331/
Marvad7325/
Merwah7325/
Marvai7321/
Mmorwa7313/
Masrua7311/
Maarva7311/
Maruay7311/
Mharwi739/
Marrwo738/
Marwuy738/
Marzua737/
Merway737/
Morwau737/
Marhua736/
Marweh736/
Marvha735/
Mairua735/
Mmerwa735/
Maruas734/
Marwey734/
Maurua734/
Maruaz734/
Moirwa734/
Mairwi734/
Marwoo734/
Maurva733/
Mearva733/
Marwot733/
Marvaj732/
Matrua732/
Morwah732/
Marwee732/
Marbaj732/
Mairwe732/
Marhba732/
Mahrwi732/
Maruap732/
Masrwi731/
Marvaa731/
Marvau731/
Marbau731/
Marwou731/
Marrua731/
Maruat731/
Marwoh731/
Maerua731/
Maarba731/
Marhwi731/
Marbaa731/
Marbea731/
Moerwa731/
Marhwe731/
Marwes731/
Marwiz731/
Masrwy731/
Merwai731/
Mgarva730/
Marwue730/
Marvaud67123/
Marvaha67102/
Marbeau6773/
Marwieh6773/
Marruaz6738/
Marbaha6728/
Marwehe6716/
Merwaha6715/
Marouha6712/
Marvais6710/
Masrwey679/
Marruas678/
Maruaau678/
Masrrua675/
Marvast675/
Marwues675/
Marwich674/
Marweer674/
Marvach674/
Marvaja673/
Marwitt672/
Maruhas672/
Marvaiz672/
Marouea672/
Marwuez672/
Marvait672/
Marvatt672/
Marvaux672/
Mairvat671/
Mathrua671/
Maarvah671/
Maruaha671/
Marvaah671/
Marvadh671/
Marweed671/
Meirzwa671/
Maruath671/
Marwhey671/
Maharwi671/
Marveaz671/
Marua'e671/
Maruach671/
Maruahe671/
Maruhoa671/
Matrwod671/
Marbhai671/
Meerwah671/
Morwais671/
Morwath671/
Morways671/
Mehrwai671/
Maruhai671/
Mairuae671/
Hmarzwi671/

Marwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marwa in the Hindi language
मारवाmarava-
Marwa in the Marathi language
मारवाmarava-
Marwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻭﻯmrwy50
ﻣﺮﻭﻩmrwh50
Marwa in the Arabic language
مروَّهmrwah-
مُروةmurwt-
مروّهmrwh-
مروِّهmrwih-
مارواmarwa-
مرّوهmrwh-
مروّةmrwt-
مَرْوَهmarwah-
مروّىmrwy-
مروةmrwt-
مروىmrwy-
مروهmrwh-

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