Rawood Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rawood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rawood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawood occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rawood is the 2,168,711th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rawood live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rawood is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Rawood is most common in: Western Cape, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Rawood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rawood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rawood last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rawood Last Name Statistics demography

Rawood earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.04% less than the national average, earning R 182,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raywood92548/
Rahwood921/
Rawhood920/
Rashwood861/
Rayswood860/
Rawoot831,300/
Rewood832/
Rowood831/
Rheawoods801/
Roswood772/
Roywood772/
Reywood772/
Rawooth771/
Roewood770/
Rawad73271/
Robod73135/
Rawud7388/
Rawot7382/
Rabod7328/
Ravod736/
Rochwood711/
Raboud671,050/
Rajwad6793/
Raiwad6766/
Rawojć6714/
Rowoud6712/
Rawojt677/
Rawads675/
Raywad675/
Ravoot674/
Rawote674/
Rosswoods673/
Raboid673/
Roswod673/
Rahwad673/
Rawoth672/
Rawoit671/
Rawwad671/
Rabhod671/
Ravoud671/
Raboot671/
Rajwot671/
Raawad671/
Rawasd671/
Roboid670/

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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 Rawood
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