Merw Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Merw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Merw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merw is most common in Egypt. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Merw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,596,935th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Merw is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Merw reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name Merw is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Not including Egypt this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Merw Last Name Statistics demography

Merw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merwe891,908/
Mierw891/
Meerw891/
Hmeerw8021/
Meehrw803/
Meetrw802/
Mheerw801/
Meerwf801/
Mherwe801/
Marw7538,855/
Merf7531/
Merb7520/
Merv755/
Mjrw751/
Myrw751/
Mirw751/
Merwová733/
Hmeesrw731/
Marwf6736/
Merfe678/
Majrw675/
Mearf673/
Mrewe673/
Meerb673/
Morrw673/
Maheirwe672/
Meerf672/
Marwh672/
Mjrwf671/
Maerv671/
Merzehew671/
Merff671/
Merûf671/
Morwh671/
Merhf671/
Marrw670/
Myrew670/
Merph670/
Merrehew670/

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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 Merw
  • 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