Marwas Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Marwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5551:70,3417,804
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Marwas (Arabic: مرواس) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marwas is the 546,987th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Marwas are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Marwas is also the 478,225th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 335 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 70,341. In Uganda Marwas is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 98 percent are found, Kotido District, where 2 percent are found and Moroto District, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marwais9287/
Marwash921/
Marwahs921/
Marwatse861/
Marbas83505/
Marvas8387/
Marwaj8366/
Maruas834/
Marwaz833/
Morwas832/
Marbash77354/
Marbais77253/
Marvais7710/
Marruas778/
Marvast775/
Maruhas772/
Marwaiz771/
Merwass771/
Merwais771/
Marwahj771/
Morwais771/
Morways771/
Meerwais71124/
Merwaiss715/
Marwatch712/
Marvasse711/
Maruashe711/
Morwatsh711/
Marbaz6774/
Mervas6751/
Marvos6734/
Morbas6710/
Meruas674/
Marbos674/
Maruaz674/
Marvaj672/
Merwaz671/
Marbaš671/
Morvas671/

Marwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marwas in the Arabic language
مرواسmrwas-

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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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