Marwan Surname

8,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Marwan Surname User-submission:

The Marwan surname comes from the word marou, which means 'a solid stone' and used to make fire in ancient times. Also it means 'a very strong lion' and 'leader'.

Marwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt34,4131:2,672371
Syria8,0791:2,389286
Indonesia6,9901:18,9202,292
Libya5,9611:1,047262
Saudi Arabia3,0211:10,2141,425
Yemen2,6631:9,9231,245
Iraq1,9911:17,5901,087
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Nigeria1,1451:154,7109,761
Pakistan3941:453,4118,119
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Afghanistan1871:171,9423,452
Jordan1851:47,7974,900
Kuwait1831:20,7692,798
United Arab Emirates1371:66,8786,318
Malaysia1271:232,23813,318
Germany1111:725,27454,868
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Iran831:925,09143,938
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Qatar411:57,5125,907
England411:1,358,97760,528
Niger401:479,80012,724
Tunisia391:15,6572,537
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Austria341:250,45429,541
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Singapore261:211,83510,313
India241:31,961,058386,265
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Oman41:921,9937,313
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Marwan (340,968) may also be a first name.

Marwan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Marwan surname comes from the word marou, which means 'a solid stone' and used to make fire in ancient times. Also it means 'a very strong lion' and 'leader'.

- marwansherif123

This surname is related to Mountain El Marwa in Mecca El Hegaz KSA.

- osama_marwan

Marwan Last Name Facts

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

Marwan (Arabic: بمروان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭﺍﻥ, Marathi: मारवान) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Marwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,375th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,134 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Marwan are found; 62 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,061st most common first name globally, borne by 340,968 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 34,413 people, or 1 in 2,672. Barring Egypt it is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Marwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Maronite (63%) in Lebanon and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Marwan surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marwan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $50,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $44,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marwane922,163/
Marzwan9279/
Marwand9247/
Marwain928/
Marwaan927/
Hmarwan926/
Marwhan923/
Mmarwan923/
Marhwan921/
Marwuan921/
Maharwan8640/
Marwanne863/
Marwangh861/
Mairwane861/
Marrwane861/
Maarwane861/
Marban836,005/
Marvan831,352/
Maruan83233/
Merwan83224/
Marwon83115/
Morwan838/
Marwam833/
Marwein7718,291/
Morwane771,056/
Maruang7758/
Marbain7755/
Marvand7746/
Marzuan7743/
Marvane7726/
Marvain7723/
Mehrwan779/
Mourwan779/
Marruan776/
Maruane776/
Mairban775/
Marzvan773/
Marhban772/
Marvant772/
Mharban772/
Marbhan772/
Maruant771/
Maurban771/
Majrban771/
Marvang771/
Meerwan771/
Masruan771/
Mairuan771/
Mahrvan771/
Mayruan771/
Marbaun771/
Marvank771/
Marbahn770/
Matruang7193/
Mourwane7164/
Maharvan7111/
Marvanne7110/
Mhearban718/
Marzvaan716/
Marruang715/
Maruhane713/
Maihrban711/
Maharwon711/
Mahrbaan711/
Matrwong711/
Morwaing711/
Morwaang711/
Hmarwein711/
Marrwein711/
Maarwein711/
Morvan6719,537/
Morban672,028/
Marvanová67539/
Marvanova67222/
Mervan67147/
Marbon67147/
Marbán6765/
Meruan6746/
Marvon6725/
Marván6723/
Maruam6710/
Maruanova6710/
Maruon676/
Moruan675/
Masruatin675/
Marvam674/
Maharwong673/
Marbàn672/
Morwon671/
Maharvang671/
Merwon670/
Marvaigne670/

Marwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marwan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻭﺍﻥmrwan-
Marwan in the Marathi language
मारवानmaravana-
Marwan in the Arabic language
بمروانbmrwan-
مراونmrawn-
مروانmrwan-

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