Merwa Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Poland

Merwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
Poland991:383,92741,878
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India81:95,883,173728,828
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
England11:55,718,059489,080

Merwa (504) may also be a first name.

Merwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merwa (Marathi: मेरवा) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwa? popularity and diffusion

Merwa is the 1,017,412th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Merwa live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Merwa is also the 377,412th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 504 people.

The last name Merwa is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,022,608. In The Philippines Merwa is mostly found in: National Capital Region, where 55 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 26 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 8 percent live. Not including The Philippines it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 40 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgerwa9197/
Mierwa9155/
Merwah9125/
Merzwa9111/
Merway917/
Mmerwa915/
Moerwa911/
Merwai911/
Merwaz911/
Mierzwa838,861/
Merwaha8315/
Mearewa832/
Meirzwa831/
Meerwah831/
Mehrwai831/
Merwass831/
Mehrwat831/
Marwa8099,822/
Merwe801,908/
Merva801,402/
Mrewa801,366/
Merba80522/
Morwa80315/
Mirwa80120/
Merua8061/
Merwo8016/
Myrwa8014/
Mjrwa801/
Meerwgai7711/
Merwaiss775/
Methrwad771/
Mierzway771/
Meerwajd771/
Marwah7311,541/
Mervat731,352/
Mirwah73546/
Merbai73511/
Morway73454/
Marway73351/
Merbaa73241/
Marhwa73236/
Marwha73151/
Mmirwa73132/
Mirzwa73120/
Mervau73118/
Marwai7380/
Mervaj7358/
Mirwai7353/
Mierva7351/
Mervas7351/
Mervai7341/
Mervah7327/
Mervay7322/
Merwid7321/
Mervad7320/
Merwer7319/
Merbay7313/
Mmorwa7313/
Merrba7311/
Marwaa7310/
Mehrwi7310/
Moerua739/
Morwau737/
Mhirwa736/
Mierwe736/
Merbau736/
Maarwa734/
Myrwad734/
Moirwa734/
Meruas734/
Mearva733/
Marwea733/
Mmyrwa733/
Merwit732/
Mairwa732/
Meerba732/
Merwes732/
Morwah732/
Myorwa732/
Misrwa731/
Meerva731/
Merhba731/
Mharwa731/
Marwau731/
Maerua731/
Mherwe731/
Merbaï731/
Mervaz731/
Merwez731/
M'Rewa731/
Merwey731/
Mierua731/
Merwhi730/
Marwaha678,046/
Mierzva67116/
Maarwai6790/
Merzhva6747/
Merweer6733/
Mervash6733/
Mirwaaz6730/
Merveau6717/
Mairewa6714/
Marwhay6710/
Mervaiz6710/
Meyrbay676/
Mervaux675/
Mhairwa674/
Merbauh674/
Marhwah673/
Meerbaj673/
Mervaud672/
Meherwi672/
Mirwast672/
Meherba672/
Mervais671/
Maarwah671/
Marwaah671/
Marwwah671/
Mierzua671/
Meirbai671/
Merbaai671/
Marwahj671/
Marhwai671/
Mierzwo671/
Mehrzva671/
Merhuay671/
Marwaai671/
Merbahy671/
Merrbah671/
Mirwaid671/
Mirwash671/

Merwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merwa in the Marathi language
मेरवाmerava-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merwa
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