Morwe Surname

134,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Morwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3401:23,1532,943
Botswana6511:3,359451
Namibia3571:6,7491,315
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Morwe (289) may also be a first name.

Morwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morwe (Marathi: मोरे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 134,228th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,172,145 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 289 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,340 people, or 1 in 23,153. In South Africa Morwe is most numerous in: North West, where 53 percent live, Northern Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 19 percent live and Namibia, where 11 percent live.

Morwe Last Name Statistics demography

Morwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.43% less than the national average, earning R 127,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morweh91100/
Moorwe913/
Mourwe912/
Morwee911/
Morweet831/
Morwetz830/
Morweis830/
Morbe802,813/
Merwe801,908/
Morwa80315/
Marwe80260/
Morue80169/
Morve80112/
Murwe8043/
Moorw8010/
Morrw803/
Morwy801/
Morwh801/
Mohrweiß7729/
Mohrweis7721/
Morbey731,060/
Morway73454/
Marwei73432/
Mourbe73335/
Morbee73100/
Mourue7373/
Morvey7332/
Morvee7326/
Morvie7316/
Mmorwa7313/
Murwej738/
Moroue737/
Mmorve736/
Marweh736/
Marwey734/
Morver734/
Moirwa734/
Marwea733/
Muirwe732/
Marwee732/
Moruer732/
Mmurwe731/
Marhwe731/
Murwed731/
Marwes731/
Morves731/
Morues731/
Merwey731/
Moerve731/
Moorbe731/
Mherwe731/
Morveu731/
Morwoi731/
Morueh731/
Mourve730/
Morhue730/
Marwue730/
Morrve730/
Mohrweiss7113/
Marw6738,855/
Marwieh6773/
Moorbey6733/
Mourbey6731/
Marwehe6716/
Masrwey679/
Morvetz676/
Marwues675/
Marweer674/
Moorvey672/
Morouet672/
Marwuez672/
Morwytt671/
Morwich671/
Morwais671/
Marweed671/
Morways671/
Marwhey671/
Murweet671/
Morvess670/
Morwist670/

Morwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morwe in the Marathi language
मोरेmore50
मोरmora50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Morwe
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