Merwan Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Merwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1481:1,207,05314,427
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Merwan (1,960) may also be a first name.

Merwan Last Name Facts

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

Merwan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺍﻥ, Hindi: मेरवान, Marathi: मेरवान, Oriya: େମରୱାନ୍) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,095,216th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name Merwan is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Merwan live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Merwan is also the 171,194th most common first name on earth It is held by 1,960 people.

The surname Merwan is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 1,207,053. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 53 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent are found and Punjab, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Merwan is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Merwan Last Name Statistics demography

Merwan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 115.63% more than the national average, earning $93,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merwane92174/
Mehrwan929/
Meerwan921/
Mherwane864/
Marwan8368,023/
Mirwan83585/
Mervan83147/
Merban8393/
Meruan8346/
Morwan838/
Merwon830/
Meruane77737/
Mervant77189/
Mehrvan7714/
Marwain778/
Meerban777/
Marwaan777/
Merhban776/
Hmarwan776/
Meruang776/
Myrwang774/
Mherban773/
Marwhan773/
Mmarwan773/
Merbhan772/
Mirwane772/
Mervand771/
Mirwand771/
Meiruan771/
Merwein771/
Marwuan771/
Merzuan771/
Marhwan771/
Mirzwan771/
Meerwein7170/
Maharwan7140/
Mehrwein7120/
Mhearban718/
Meeruang712/
Hmehrban711/
Mervhant711/
Mairwane711/
Mherbhan711/
Morvan6719,537/
Marvan671,352/
Maruan67233/
Marwon67115/
Mirban6762/
Mirvan6754/
Merbon6729/
Moruan675/
Mervanova675/
Meruanova671/
Morwon671/
Mervon671/
Miruan671/

Merwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merwan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺍﻥalmrwan-
Merwan in the Hindi language
मेरवानmeravana-
Merwan in the Oriya language
େମରୱାନ୍emarawan-
Merwan in the Marathi language
मेरवानmeravana71.88
मेरबानmerabana9.38
मेहेरवानmeheravana6.25
मेरवाणmeravana3.13
मेहरवानmeharavana3.13
मेखानmekhana3.13
मेहरबानmeharabana3.13

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