Merwad Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Merwad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Merwad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merwad occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,014,722nd most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Merwad are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Aside from Egypt it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meerwajd861/
Methrwad861/
Marwad8365/
Merwat8327/
Mervad8320/
Myrwad834/
Mrewad834/
Mirwad832/
Merwood77244/
Marwadh772/
Mervaud772/
Merwath771/
Mehrwat771/
Marwaid771/
Mirwaid771/
Meerwood710/
Marwat677,137/
Mervat671,352/
Merbat67247/
Mirbad6772/
Marvad6725/
Morwod6718/
Morvad6717/
Mirwat6712/
Myrvad673/
Morwat671/
Mirvad671/

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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
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  • 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 Merwad
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