Reaw Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Reaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Reaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reaw is borne by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Reaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Reaw is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Reaw is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Reaw reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,853,769. Apart from South Sudan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Reaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reaw last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rejaw898/
Reaws897/
Raw866,379/
Rew863,170/
Rejauw80540/
Rehawe804/
Rejaws801/
Reavws801/
Reva7522,244/
Rawe753,432/
Rhew751,101/
Rauw75797/
Rawf75772/
Rewe75234/
Rajw75201/
Reab75140/
Riew7537/
Rahw7525/
Reaf7515/
Rawh7514/
Reew7514/
Raaw757/
Reiw756/
Reav755/
Ruew754/
Rhaw754/
Raiw753/
Reww752/
Rewf752/
Rawp752/
Rehw751/
Rgew751/
Ryew751/
Hrew751/
Ravw751/
Rasw751/
Rzaw751/
Rewz751/
Rayw750/
Rejab677,818/
Rauws67213/
Rewsh67122/
Hreva67118/
Hreew6788/
Rawth6747/
Rhiew6724/
Reafs6717/
Reyab6715/
Rayew6714/
Reaph6714/
Rahaw6714/
Reiwe6713/
Rehav6713/
Rauwt6711/
Raawe6711/
Rayow6710/
Rehaf678/
Reavs678/
Rajuw678/
Rachw678/
Rajow677/
Rhawe677/
Rahjw676/
Reyaf676/
Rijew675/
Rejaf675/
Reyew675/
Reyuw674/
Reahb674/
Ravwt674/
Reafe673/
Rojew672/
Rajiw672/
Reavh672/
Rhewh672/
Rajaw672/
Readf671/
Rajew671/
Rzahw671/
Reehw671/
Rehjw671/
Reuwe671/
Rijaw671/
Rgeew671/
Rawtt671/
Rawss671/
Rawef671/
Rawch671/
Reyws671/
Riehw671/
Rhuew671/
Raawt671/
Reasf671/
Rawfe670/
Reaff670/
Reewe670/

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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 Reaw
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