Merven Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Merven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius3331:3,884745
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
France201:3,321,136213,627
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Merven (698) may also be a first name.

Merven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merven (Marathi: मेवन, Russian: Мервень) occurs in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merven.

How Common Is The Last Name Merven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 659,458th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Merven live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Merven is also the 312,842nd most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 698 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Mauritius, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 3,884. In Mauritius it is mostly found in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 39 percent are found, Plaines Wilhems District, where 26 percent are found and Grand Port District, where 17 percent are found. Besides Mauritius it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Merven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merven has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Merven last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merven Last Name Statistics demography

Merven earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning R 261,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mervent9213/
Merveen922/
Mervene921/
Mervien920/
Mervenne8695/
Mervin831,519/
Mervyn831,462/
Marven83668/
Morven83162/
Mirven831/
Mervine77914/
Morveen7737/
Merving7712/
Marveen7711/
Mervina776/
Marvien776/
Merwein771/
Mervyne771/
Merbene771/
Marrven770/
Merrvin770/
Meerwein7170/
Mehrwein7120/
Merhbene719/
Mierbein711/
Merouene711/
Mervynne711/
Merrvion710/
Merrvine710/
Marvin6717,665/
Morvin6785/
Mirvin6714/
Myrvin6711/
Marvén678/

Merven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merven in the Marathi language
मेवनmevana-
Merven in the Russian language
Мервеньmerven-

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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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  • 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 Merven
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