Rathwa Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Rathwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2341:3,278,05795,326
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rathwa (117) may also be a first name.

Rathwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathwa (Hindi: राथवा, Marathi: रातवा) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 996,001st most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Rathwa reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rathwa is also the 864,112th most common given name on earth, borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 3,278,057. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 52 percent are found, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 2 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Barring India this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathway9241/
Rathwad928/
Ratwa9114/
Ratwai8377/
Ratway8376/
Ratwad8330/
Radhwa838/
Rethwa832/
Rathua832/
Rautwad7733/
Rattwat7719/
Rothway7719/
Rashdwa776/
Radhwaj773/
Rhatwad772/
Hratwad771/
Ratouha771/
Radwa732,713/
Ratwi7337/
Ratua7334/
Retwa732/
Rahatwad7138/
Routhwad714/
Rothwach711/
Radway671,276/
Radhwi67358/
Raduha67334/
Radwaa67122/
Rotwai6790/
Radhva6720/
Radwai6711/
Raitwe679/
Rastua679/
Rothwe673/
Radhua673/
Ratwee672/
Rethua671/
Rahatwaad671/
Radhwe671/
Rathue671/
Hratua671/
Ratwot671/
Ratuay671/
Rotway670/

Rathwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rathwa in the Hindi language
राथवाrathava-
Rathwa in the Marathi language
रातवाratava50
राठवाrathava50

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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
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  • 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 Rathwa
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