Marwas Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Marwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 555 | 1:70,341 | 7,804 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Marwas (335) may also be a first name.
Marwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marwas (Arabic: مرواس) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Marwas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marwas is the 546,987th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Marwas reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 478,225th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 335 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 70,341. In Uganda Marwas is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 98 percent live, Kotido District, where 2 percent live and Moroto District, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marwais | 92 | 87 | / |
| Marwash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marwahs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marwatse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marbas | 83 | 505 | / |
| Marvas | 83 | 87 | / |
| Marwaj | 83 | 66 | / |
| Maruas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Marwaz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Morwas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Marbash | 77 | 354 | / |
| Marbais | 77 | 253 | / |
| Marvais | 77 | 10 | / |
| Marruas | 77 | 8 | / |
| Marvast | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maruhas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Marwaiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merwass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merwais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marwahj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morwais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morways | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meerwais | 71 | 124 | / |
| Merwaiss | 71 | 5 | / |
| Marwatch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marvasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maruashe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morwatsh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marbaz | 67 | 74 | / |
| Mervas | 67 | 51 | / |
| Marvos | 67 | 34 | / |
| Morbas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meruas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marbos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maruaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marvaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marbaš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morvas | 67 | 1 | / |
Marwas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marwas in the Arabic language | ||
| مرواس | mrwas | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Marwas
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