Marwu Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Marwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Marwu (35) may also be a first name.
Marwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marwu is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Marwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marwu? popularity and diffusion
Marwu is the 3,100,440th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held forename in the world, held by 35 people.
The last name Marwu is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 113,039. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Lofa County, where 97 percent live and Montserrado County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marwuy | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mahrwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Marwus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Marwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Marwou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Marhwuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Marbu | 80 | 75 | / |
| Morwu | 80 | 30 | / |
| Marvu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Marvuj | 73 | 2,495 | / |
| Marbou | 73 | 737 | / |
| Marvut | 73 | 10 | / |
| Morwau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Marwoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Marwoe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Marbui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Marbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marvau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marvus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marbuy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Marbouh | 67 | 3,783 | / |
| Marvaud | 67 | 123 | / |
| Marveux | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maruaau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mairevu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marvaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marveus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maharbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morwoud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mairevhu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Morbu | 60 | 54 | / |
| Mervu | 60 | 10 | / |
| Maarouhou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mervau | 55 | 118 | / |
| Marvão | 55 | 87 | / |
| Morwoe | 55 | 16 | / |
| Morbeu | 55 | 12 | / |
| Morbau | 55 | 2 | / |
| Morveu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Morveux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Marwu
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