Rawu Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

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

Rawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2981:181,80419,921
Indonesia1791:738,82256,864
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rawu (96) may also be a first name.

Rawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawu is found most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rawu is the 617,057th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Rawu are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 181,804. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Rawu Last Name Statistics demography

Rawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.89% less than the national average, earning R 83,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawuh89557/
Raswu8918/
Rawui8916/
Rauwu8913/
Rawau894/
Rhawu893/
Raawu892/
Raiwu891/
Rawou891/
Rawuy890/
Rawahu8022/
Rauweu8016/
Rachwu806/
Raaswu801/
Rawuth801/
Rawhut801/
Rabu759,766/
Ravu754,156/
Rewu75496/
Rowu756/
Rawoush731/
Rawhaus730/
Ravut673,455/
Rabou671,971/
Raibu67627/
Rabui67455/
Rabau67369/
Raavu67351/
Rawoo67346/
Ravhu67273/
Ravup67271/
Robau67224/
Ravau67174/
Rawoe6792/
Ravui6775/
Raveu6769/
Rabeu6755/
Rabuy6748/
Ravou6746/
Ravud6739/
Raabu6727/
Ravus6724/
Rabhu6721/
Rauvu676/
Ratvu674/
Ravuu674/
Rewau673/
Raevu673/
Rajvu673/
Reavu673/
Ravuy672/
Rowou672/
Raybu672/
Rayvu672/
Rowgu672/
Hrabu672/
Raubu671/
Revau671/
Rravu671/
Raivu671/
Rahvu671/
Rowut671/
Ruiwu671/
Rowau671/
Rhewu671/
Rovau671/
Rewou671/
Ravuz671/
Ravuh671/

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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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  • 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 Rawu
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