Masarweh Surname

42,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Masarweh Surname User-submission:

The Masarweh surname (among Christians from Jordan) originates from a regional Arabic slang word meaning 'the Egyptians'. Sometime in the early 1800s an Egyptian soldier in the Ottoman Army, Shehadeh Nijar, settled in Madaba, Jordan. His offspring (of which there were many) were collectively referred to as "The Egyptians".

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Masarweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel12,1971:70228
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Jordan341:260,07210,522
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Masarweh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Masarweh surname (among Christians from Jordan) originates from a regional Arabic slang word meaning 'the Egyptians'. Sometime in the early 1800s an Egyptian soldier in the Ottoman Army, Shehadeh Nijar, settled in Madaba, Jordan. His offspring (of which there were many) were collectively referred to as "The Egyptians". Incidentally, the standard Arabic word for "The Egyptians" is pronounced (al) mus-ree-EEN.

- wendy.masarweh

Masarweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masarweh (Arabic: مصاروه) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Masarweh.

How Common Is The Last Name Masarweh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,081st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 587,090 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Masarweh reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 12,197 people, or 1 in 702. In Israel Masarweh is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 55 percent live, Haifa District, where 31 percent live and Northern District, where 13 percent live. Barring Israel this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Jordan, where 0 percent live.

Masarweh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Masarweh last name are 28.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.4% being registered to vote for the party.

Masarweh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $46,840 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massarweh9494/
Masarwe9315/
Massarwe8813/
Maserweh882/
Mazarweh881/
Masarwes881/
Masserweh822/
Massarueh821/
Mosarwe80522/
Masarwa80121/
Maserwe8033/
Masarwy8014/
Masarwi8012/
Masarbe804/
Majarwe801/
Massarwa7529/
Massarwi759/
Masiarwa757/
Masairwa751/
Masorwee751/
Maissarwish741/
Maisarwis711/
Massaruha711/
Mashaurwi711/
Mashaurwa711/
Mosarwa671,423/
Mesarwi6710/
Mazarwa679/
Masorwa676/
Masarbi674/
Maserwi671/
Majarve671/
Moserwe671/
Mohdsarwer671/
Mesarue670/
Mesarve670/
Maserve670/

Masarweh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masarweh in the Arabic language
مصاروهmsarwh-
مصاروةmsarwt-

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