Marxwell Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Marxwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marxwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Marxwell (100) may also be a first name.

Marxwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marxwell is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marxwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marxwell is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Marxwell are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 946,056th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 100 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Marxwell is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent live and Nasarawa, where 50 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Marxwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marxwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marxwell last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marxwel932/
Marzwell8820/
Marswell8813/
Marxwill881/
Markswell828/
Marshwell820/
Marshwll751/
Markswel751/
Markzwel751/
Marsbøll639/
Marksbill590/
Marckssuel561/
Marzuil5310/

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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 Marxwell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis