Merwe Surname
Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname
Merwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,562 | 1:34,685 | 4,437 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 1:291,158 | 35,264 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Namibia | 21 | 1:114,733 | 9,093 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Merwe (153) may also be a first name.
Merwe Demographics
Average Male Merwe Height
176.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Merwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merwe is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 215,348th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,819,469 people. Merwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Merwe live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Merwe is also the 743,570th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 153 people.
The last name Merwe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,562 people, or 1 in 34,685. In South Africa Merwe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 56 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Merwe exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Merwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Merwe are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Merwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.09% less than the national average, earning R 161,376 per year; in United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.39% more than the national average, earning $78,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merwer | 91 | 19 | / |
| Mierwe | 91 | 6 | / |
| Merwes | 91 | 2 | / |
| Merwey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Merwez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mherwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Merw | 89 | 127 | / |
| Merweer | 83 | 33 | / |
| Morwe | 80 | 3,355 | / |
| Merbe | 80 | 525 | / |
| Marwe | 80 | 260 | / |
| Merwa | 80 | 249 | / |
| Merve | 80 | 221 | / |
| Merue | 80 | 84 | / |
| Mrewe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meerw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhierwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Meerwees | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maheirwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meherwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marwei | 73 | 432 | / |
| Merves | 73 | 127 | / |
| Morweh | 73 | 100 | / |
| Mierwa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Merved | 73 | 35 | / |
| Merver | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hmeerw | 73 | 21 | / |
| Merwid | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mervet | 73 | 16 | / |
| Meroue | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mervie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Merzwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mehrwi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Merway | 73 | 7 | / |
| Marweh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mmerwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Marwey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmerve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Merbee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meruet | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meehrw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Marwea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meruer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muirwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mairwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Merwit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Merbei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Marwee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mheerw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merzue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meerve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mervey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehrve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Morwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moerve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merues | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merwhi | 73 | 0 | / |
| Marwue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meerrweed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mierzwa | 67 | 8,861 | / |
| Marwieh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Meroueh | 67 | 61 | / |
| Meyruey | 67 | 35 | / |
| Merwaha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Meirevi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Meherwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mirw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mervets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marwhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meherve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merrbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mervett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Merwe
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