Murwan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Murwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murwan (3,935) may also be a first name.

Murwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murwan has its highest incidence in Guyana. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Murwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murwan is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Murwan is primarily found in Asia, where 42 percent of Murwan reside; 26 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 111,567th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 3,935 people.

The surname Murwan is most widespread in Guyana, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 152,444. In Guyana it is mostly found in: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 100 percent live. Beside Guyana Murwan exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and Mauritius, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourwan929/
Murwane921/
Murwain921/
Mourwane8664/
Mirwan83585/
Murban8319/
Morwan838/
Muruan837/
Murwon835/
Murvan834/
Murbaan777/
Muruang774/
Murvane774/
Murvgan771/
Mourban771/
Maurban771/
Muirban771/
Muruane771/
Murvang770/
Mourwong711/
Muruaina711/
Mourvant711/
Mirvan6754/
Muruon6737/
Murbán679/
Moruan675/
Morwon671/
Miruan671/
Moorvan6266/
Morvain625/
Muruham621/
Moruaan621/
Miruhan621/

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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 Murwan
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