Rauwa Surname
Approximately 1,996 people bear this surname
Rauwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,795 | 1:98,687 | 6,737 |
| Indonesia | 153 | 1:864,374 | 65,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Rauwa (176) may also be a first name.
Rauwa Demographics
Rauwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Rauwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rauwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rauwa (Hindi: रउवा) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rauwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Rauwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rauwa is the 207,403rd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,651,075 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Rauwa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rauwa is also the 687,834th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 176 people.
The surname Rauwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,795 people, or 1 in 98,687. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 90 percent reside, Imo, where 7 percent reside and Osun, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Rauwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rauwa surname is primarily Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rauwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rauwa in the Hindi language | ||
| रउवा | ra'uva | - |
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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 Rauwa
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