Rawa Surname

46,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Rawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,7831:74,1727,952
Iran1,3921:55,1606,062
Nigeria1,3811:128,2718,379
Poland1,2781:29,7414,540
Cameroon1,0351:20,0672,729
Yemen7941:33,2813,067
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Papua New Guinea3211:25,4012,809
Mauritius2781:4,653938
India2441:3,143,71192,729
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
United Arab Emirates951:96,4458,667
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Niger561:342,7159,958
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Jordan111:803,85814,945
England91:6,190,895170,599
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

The alternate forms: Rawâ (1) are calculated separately.

Rawa (6,212) may also be a first name.

Rawa Last Name Facts

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

Rawa (Arabic: راوا, Oriya: ରାୱା, Tibetan: ར་ཝ།) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Rawâ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,485th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 653,533 people. The surname Rawa is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Rawa are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 18 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 83,790th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 6,212 people.

The surname Rawa is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,783 people, or 1 in 74,172. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 33 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 31 percent are found and Bali, where 21 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Rawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Rawa last name are 4.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rawa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $41,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawâ921/
Rauwa891,996/
Rawai89868/
Rawah89716/
Raway89632/
Rajwa89574/
Raiwa89474/
Rawaa89200/
Rawaj8998/
Rahwa8980/
Rawea8910/
Rawwa899/
Rawua896/
Raawa895/
Rawau894/
Raewa893/
Raywa891/
Rawha891/
Rawga891/
Reawa891/
Rawass80448/
Rawwas80211/
Rawahy80112/
Rajwad8093/
Raiwad8066/
Rawahu8022/
Rajwah8015/
Rahawa8015/
Rauwat8011/
Rawaha8010/
Rawach807/
Raaway807/
Rawwat806/
Rawads805/
Rawajh804/
Rajwai804/
Raweat803/
Rauwah803/
Rauwai803/
Rajwaj802/
Raiwai802/
Rrawat802/
Rawaah802/
Rajway801/
Raawah801/
Rawast801/
Rawauy801/
Rawoha801/
Raswua801/
Rahwai801/
Rahwas801/
Rawahz801/
Raewai801/
Rrajwa801/
Rawuah801/
Rawaai801/
Raawad801/
Rawasd801/
Rawwaz801/
Rahwah801/
Hrawai801/
Rava7556,370/
Raba7514,541/
Rawi7513,551/
Rewa753,838/
Rawe753,432/
Rowa752,697/
Rawy752,073/
Rawo75279/
Rawashd7312/
Rahwaja733/
Rawadss733/
Rachwat732/
Rahwash732/
Rashwaa732/
Rawahah732/
Rahawai731/
Rawwash731/
Raywash731/
Rawaash731/
Rauwaiz731/
Raiweat731/
Rawhaus730/
Rabha67488,289/
Ravat67227,791/
Rabea6738,153/
Raabe6714,704/
Raavi676,879/
Rabaa676,823/
Raeva675,759/
Rabai675,133/
Rouwa672,020/
Ravas671,958/
Raabi671,860/
Ravai671,108/
Rauba67847/
Ravad67836/
Ravah67708/
Hrawi67704/
Rabay67614/
Rawhy67466/
Rewah67450/
Raiva67426/
Rawie67379/
Hraba67374/
Rabau67369/
Rabaj67357/
Rawhi67350/
Rawoo67346/
Rajua67314/
Raaby67306/
Rawei67291/
Rhawi67250/
Raabo67247/
Robaa67242/
Raweh67229/
Rauwe67218/
Rauva67217/
Reway67213/
Ravea67202/
Ravaz67201/
Ravaa67185/
Ravau67174/
Rewai67137/
Ravay67102/
Rayba6799/
Raave6794/
Raiwe6786/
Rasua6782/
Rhaba6775/
Raiba6772/
Raava6770/
Ravaj6769/
Rajva6768/
Rahwi6768/
Rowai6768/
Rasva6758/
Ravha6754/
Rajwi6754/
Rawee6753/
Reava6737/
Ravap6725/
Rauchway6724/
Raaba6723/
Rawwo6719/
Rowah6718/
Revaa6716/
Rawui6716/
Rohwa6715/
Rawos6715/
Rawoh6715/
Rhava6712/
Raawe6711/
Rawih6711/
Rayva6710/
Ratva6710/
Rahwe6710/
Rawey6710/
Rhewa677/
Reiwa677/
Rhawe677/
Rahva676/
Rawii676/
Raawi676/
Rrava676/
Rewaa676/
Raiwo675/
Rawheath674/
Reaba673/
Rowaa673/
Rabaï673/
Raavo673/
Raavé673/
Rauwi673/
Rewau673/
Ravga672/
Raaswaad672/
Rajwe672/
Roway672/
Rabaâ672/
Rawej672/
Rawje672/
Roowa672/
Reuwa672/
Raabj671/
Ruowa671/
Rehwa671/
Rawashdt671/
Rawoi671/
Rawou671/
Rabàa671/
Hrava671/
Hrewa671/
Rahwo671/
Ravoa671/
Rawiy671/
Rawiś671/
Rawwe671/
Ravaš671/
Rauwé671/
Rasswach671/
Rejwa671/
Roiwa671/
Réway671/
Rzawi671/
Rawep671/
Rowau671/
Ruiwa671/
Reawo671/
Rawue671/
Raywe671/
Rewwa671/
Raiwi671/
Raiwy671/
Raavy671/
Rawuy670/
Geeraway670/

Rawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rawa in the Tibetan language
ར་ཝ།rawa-
Rawa in the Oriya language
ରାୱାrawa88.89
ରାୱrawa11.11
Rawa in the Arabic language
راواrawa-
عرواrwa-

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