Marwana Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Marwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger7971:24,0801,435
South Africa3381:160,28917,999
Nigeria2681:660,98030,902
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
England171:3,277,533109,658
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India51:153,413,076951,030
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Marwana (3,593) may also be a first name.

Marwana Last Name Facts

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

Marwana (Arabic: مروانا, Marathi: मारवा) is most common in Niger. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 255,091st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,710,760 people. The surname Marwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Marwana are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 118,038th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 3,593 people.

This last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 797 people, or 1 in 24,080. In Niger Marwana is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 57 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 18 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Marwana Last Name Statistics demography

Marwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.51% less than the national average, earning R 115,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marwana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marwana in the Marathi language
मारवाmarava-
Marwana in the Arabic language
مرواناmrwana-

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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
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  • 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 Marwana
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