Rawang Surname

312,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Thailand

Rawang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5461:242,21522,246
Thailand5211:135,58221,033
Malaysia801:368,67819,491
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rawang (803) may also be a first name.

Rawang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawang (Marathi: रावणंग, Tibetan: ར་དབང་) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rawang is the 312,825th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,062,850 people. The last name Rawang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rawang are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 288,684th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 803 people.

The surname Rawang is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 546 people, or 1 in 242,215. In Indonesia Rawang is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 47 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 28 percent live and South Sumatra, where 14 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 43 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawan'g921/
Rachwang862/
Rabang835,313/
Rawong83523/
Raweng83413/
Rewang83190/
Ravang8328/
Rowang8320/
Rauchwang801/
Raiwong77120/
Roiwang7737/
Rayuang7717/
Rajbang7710/
Ravanng774/
Rouwang772/
Rabeang772/
Rasuang771/
Ruowang771/
Roywang771/
Rehwang771/
Rachuang712,117/
Ravasing7175/
Ravating7120/
Rathuang715/
Rachwong713/
Rawosing711/
Rabong671,261/
Rovang67315/
Robang67158/
Rewong67137/
Raichuang6752/
Ravasingh6735/
Revang6730/
Rowong6711/
Roweng678/
Raväng675/
Rajwak675/
Ravong673/
Rowank672/
Raveng672/
Ravank672/
Rabanc672/
Rövang671/

Rawang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rawang in the Tibetan language
ར་དབང་rawang-
Rawang in the Marathi language
रावणंगravananga-

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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 Rawang
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