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

The last name Merwan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺍﻥ, Hindi: मेरवान, Marathi: मेरवान, Oriya: େମରୱାନ୍) is found most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,095,216th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. Merwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Merwan reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 171,194th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,960 people.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,207,053. In Pakistan Merwan is mostly found in: Sindh, where 53 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent live and Punjab, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

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

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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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