Morwo Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Morwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
Morwo (15) may also be a first name.
Morwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morwo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Morwo is the 1,210,518th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Morwo are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Morwo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania Morwo is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 96 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania Morwo is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morwod | 91 | 18 | / |
| Morwoi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mourwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Morrwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Morwoud | 83 | 0 | / |
| Morbo | 80 | 473 | / |
| Morwa | 80 | 315 | / |
| Moruo | 80 | 149 | / |
| Marwo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Merwo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Morvo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moorwood | 77 | 149 | / |
| Morrwood | 77 | 2 | / |
| Morwoods | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moruoa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mmorwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Marrwo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Marwoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Morvoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Moirwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Marwot | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moruot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Morwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moruoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moerwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Morvos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Morvosh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Morwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matrwod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohruos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Morwo
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