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
Marwas (Arabic: مرواس) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marwas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 546,987th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname Marwas is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Marwas live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 478,225th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 335 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 70,341. In Uganda Marwas is mostly found in: Kaabong District, where 98 percent reside, Kotido District, where 2 percent reside and Moroto District, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
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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