Marwar Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Marwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1271:253,1754,283
India341:22,560,747316,052
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Marwar (887) may also be a first name.

Marwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marwar (Hindi: मारवाड, Marathi: मारबर) occurs more in Afghanistan 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 Marwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marwar is the 1,206,588th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Marwar live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 272,925th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 887 people.

Marwar is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 253,175. In Afghanistan Marwar is most common in: Kabul, where 31 percent are found, Ghor, where 13 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 12 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marware92149/
Marwart923/
Mairwar921/
Masrwar921/
Marward921/
Maharwar863/
Marwarth861/
Marwuart861/
Marwardt861/
Merwar83150/
Marvar83126/
Marbar8322/
Maggirwar8043/
Marwuardt801/
Marvare773/
Morware773/
Marbhar772/
Maruhar771/
Marbear771/
Motrwar771/
Matrvar771/
Morwarth712/
Morwarre711/
Mearbhar711/
Marbahar711/
Maruardt711/
Majrevar711/
Moorward710/
Marvarova6733/
Morwor6715/
Mohrwardt675/
Maggirvar672/
Marruardt672/
Mairbahar671/
Maruarova671/

Marwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marwar in the Hindi language
मारवाडmaravada-
Marwar in the Marathi language
मारबरmarabara50
मारवारmaravara50

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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 Marwar
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