Raiwe Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Raiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Raiwe (169) may also be a first name.

Raiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raiwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raiwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Raiwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Raiwe are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Raiwe is also the 703,581st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 169 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Raiwe is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Edo, where 30 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Raiwez916/
Rayiwe911/
Rawe893,432/
Riwe89150/
Raiw893/
Raihewe831/
Raiwett831/
Raiweat831/
Riewe802,002/
Raiwa80474/
Rawie80379/
Rawei80291/
Raweh80229/
Rauwe80218/
Raibe80202/
Ravie80197/
Rawee8053/
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Raawe8011/
Rahwe8010/
Rawea8010/
Rawey8010/
Roiwe808/
Riwei807/
Rhawe807/
Raive803/
Riwey802/
Rajwe802/
Riwhe802/
Rawej802/
Rawje802/
Rijwe801/
Rawwe801/
Riweh801/
Rawep801/
Ruiwe801/
Rawue801/
Raywe801/
Raiwi801/
Raiwy801/
Raw756,379/
Riw7513/
Reavie73217/
Ravieh73195/
Rajwer7367/
Raivet7349/
Rajive7340/
Raibei7333/
Raives7328/
Hraibe7325/
Rauwet7323/
Rauweu7316/
Rawewe7311/
Rhawie737/
Riwhie737/
Rijwee736/
Raiver736/
Rajawe734/
Rehawe734/
Rajibe734/
Rawhey734/
Raweat733/
Hriwei732/
Ruiwei732/
Raiwai732/
Rajiwa732/
Rawebe732/
Rajiwi731/
Rahweh731/
Rahwer731/
Raibee731/
Raijwi731/
Raisue731/
Ruiwer731/
Rawjje731/
Rayiwa731/
Riewei731/
Raivee731/
Raiawa731/
Rayuwe731/
Rhiwer731/
Roiwer731/
Reiwes731/
Raweew731/
Rauwey731/
Rahwie731/
Raiawi731/
Riewey730/
Reawer730/
Rabe67128,182/
Rabi67115,571/
Ravi67113,073/
Rawi6713,551/
Rave6711,450/
Rawa6711,151/
Riwa674,285/
Ribe672,481/
Rive672,082/
Rawy672,073/
Rauw67797/
Riwi67327/
Rajower67295/
Rewe67234/
Rahw6725/
Rawh6714/
Raivetz6713/
Reaw6711/
Rajuwer6711/
Rywe6710/
Rajawer677/
Raaw677/
Reiw676/
Rahieva675/
Riwy674/
Rhaw674/
Rahawes674/
Hraibeh673/
Raiwoit672/
Riwd672/
Hraiver672/
Rajivee671/
Rajivet671/
Rachwer671/
Rahwewa671/
Rujawez671/
Rujiwet671/
Raweewa671/
Rhiw671/
Rayw670/
Roiw670/

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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 Raiwe
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