Rekewa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Rekewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rekewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rekewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rekewa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rekewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Rekewa live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Rekewa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Rekewa is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rekewad | 92 | 6 | / |
| Reckeway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rekawa | 83 | 444 | / |
| Rakewa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rokewa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rekewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rikewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rekeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rekaeva | 77 | 139 | / |
| Rekebai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rekeeva | 77 | 16 | / |
| Rekevad | 77 | 7 | / |
| Rekowea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rekewez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rekewey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reckaway | 71 | 86 | / |
| Rekhevad | 71 | 41 | / |
| Reckewey | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rekessua | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rajkhewa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rekhawai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hredkeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakawa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rakeva | 67 | 47 | / |
| Rakiwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Rikeva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rikiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rikawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rekava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rekebe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rokeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reecheewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rekebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rekevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Receva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rekewa
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