Merwe Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Merwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5621:34,6854,437
Australia671:402,92132,505
England631:884,41445,970
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Namibia211:114,7339,093
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Merwe (153) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merwer9119/
Mierwe916/
Merwes912/
Merwey911/
Merwez911/
Mherwe911/
Merw89127/
Merweer8333/
Morwe803,355/
Merbe80525/
Marwe80260/
Merwa80249/
Merve80221/
Merue8084/
Mrewe803/
Meerw801/
Muhierwe778/
Meerwees778/
Maheirwe772/
Meherwer771/
Marwei73432/
Merves73127/
Morweh73100/
Mierwa7355/
Merved7335/
Merver7327/
Hmeerw7321/
Merwid7321/
Mervet7316/
Meroue7314/
Mervie7311/
Merzwa7311/
Mehrwi7310/
Merway737/
Marweh736/
Mmerwa735/
Marwey734/
Mmerve734/
Merbee734/
Meruet733/
Meehrw733/
Marwea733/
Meruer733/
Muirwe732/
Mairwe732/
Merwit732/
Merbei732/
Marwee732/
Mheerw731/
Merwai731/
Merzue731/
Merbey731/
Meerve731/
Mervey731/
Mehrve731/
Morwee731/
Marhwe731/
Moerve731/
Merues731/
Merwhi730/
Marwue730/
Meerrweed711/
Mierzwa678,861/
Marwieh6773/
Meroueh6761/
Meyruey6735/
Merwaha6715/
Meirevi6713/
Meherwi672/
Mirw671/
Meirzwa671/
Mervets671/
Marwhey671/
Merouhe671/
Mehrwai671/
Meherve671/
Merrbeh671/
Myrw671/
Mjrw671/
Mervett670/

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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 Merwe
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