Marwo Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Marwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Marwo (14,205) may also be a first name.

Marwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marwo is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Marwo live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 48,122nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 14,205 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia it is most common in: Lofa County, where 91 percent are found and Bomi County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marrwo918/
Marwoo914/
Marwot913/
Marwoh911/
Marwou911/
Matrwod831/
Marwoha831/
Marwa8099,822/
Maruo8015,690/
Marbo80201/
Morwo80194/
Marvo80132/
Merwo8016/
Marrwoth771/
Marwooha771/
Mairwood770/
Marwah7311,541/
Marbou73737/
Marhwa73236/
Marwha73151/
Maruoa7380/
Marvot7357/
Marvos7334/
Morwod7318/
Marwaa7310/
Maruot736/
Maarwa734/
Marvoy732/
Marruo732/
Mairwa732/
Marvoh732/
Mahrbo732/
Maruoe731/
Mourwo731/
Morwoi731/
Masrwa731/
Marvod731/
Mairbo731/
Marboy731/
Morrwo731/
Mharwa731/
Mauruo731/
Marboi731/
Marwaha678,046/
Marbouh673,783/
Marvoot67210/
Mahruos67122/
Marvosh6762/
Mairewa6714/
Marouha6712/
Masrwat675/
Matruoh674/
Mhairwa674/
Marwahe673/
Marhwah673/
Mearewa672/
Marwadh672/
Marwatt671/
Maarwah671/
Marvoth671/
Marwaah671/
Marwahs671/
Marwwah671/
Marruos671/
Marwash671/
Maruhoa671/
Marouho671/
Morwoud670/

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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
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  • 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 Marwo
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