Marwesha Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Marwesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marwesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494

Marwesha (26) may also be a first name.

Marwesha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marwesha is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwesha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marwesha is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marwesha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

The last name Marwesha is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 71 percent are found, Limpopo, where 14 percent are found and Free State, where 7 percent are found.

Marwesha Last Name Statistics demography

Marwesha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.45% less than the national average, earning R 53,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marweshe88172/
Marweshi8890/
Marwasha881/
Marwisha881/
Marwisa80789/
Maruesa80456/
Marwesy802/
Marwasa801/
Marwisah757/
Maruesah754/
Morweshi753/
Marvecha752/
Maruisha751/
Maruesoh751/
Matruesa751/
Mahruesah712/
Maruesi67108/
Marwisi6732/
Marwoso6727/
Marwise6724/
Marvosa6724/
Marvasa677/
Maruese671/
Marbisa671/

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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 Marwesha
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