Marwei Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Marwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 393 | 1:39,283 | 6,076 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Marwei (334) may also be a first name.
Marwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marwei occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Marwei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marwei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 686,443rd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name Marwei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marwei reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Marwei is also the 478,963rd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 334 people.
The last name Marwei is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 39,283. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 47 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 30 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Marwei exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Marwei
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