Rewai Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rewai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rewai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Rewai (822) may also be a first name.

Rewai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rewai occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Rewai reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Rewai is also the 285,014th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 822 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea Rewai is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 80 percent reside, Central, where 7 percent reside and East New Britain, where 7 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Rewai is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rewayi91261/
Rewaji91201/
Rewaio913/
Rewaiz911/
Raewai911/
Rewa893,838/
Rewi89889/
Rejhwai837/
Rebai8013,823/
Rawai80868/
Revai80706/
Rewah80450/
Rewaj80449/
Reway80213/
Rowai8068/
Riwai8062/
Rehwi8043/
Rewiś8038/
Rewha8035/
Reabi8011/
Rhewa807/
Reiwa807/
Rewhi806/
Rewaa806/
Rewoi806/
Rewei804/
Reewi804/
Rejwi803/
Raewa803/
Rewau803/
Rewea802/
Reuwa802/
Rehwa801/
Rhewi801/
Hrewa801/
Reawa801/
Rejwa801/
Rewie801/
Riewa801/
Rzewa801/
Rewwa801/
Reejhwai771/
Reavis737,777/
Rowaie731,068/
Reaboi73742/
Rebaia73309/
Reavie73217/
Revayi73195/
Rowayi73189/
Revaji73187/
Rewajy73132/
Revait7347/
Rewawe7317/
Rebaie7312/
Riswai739/
Revais739/
Revaia739/
Rewish739/
Rewitt736/
Rawaie736/
Reebai736/
Reways736/
Reabei735/
Rijwai735/
Rebaai735/
Revaiz735/
Rewaut734/
Rajwai734/
Reabai733/
Rehwua733/
Rebaio733/
Reivai733/
Hreewi733/
Reweis732/
Reywas732/
Raiwai732/
Rewiss732/
Rievai732/
Rheswa732/
Reavid731/
Reawis731/
Resvai731/
Reswad731/
Rewaje731/
Rewayo731/
Rowaih731/
Rehwau731/
Riewei731/
Rewuha731/
Rahwai731/
Reavui731/
Reabii731/
Revaie731/
Rawaii731/
Rawaai731/
Rewaha731/
Rewaju731/
Reweja731/
Hrawai731/
Reavit730/
Ravi67113,073/
Reva6722,244/
Rawi6713,551/
Rawa6711,151/
Reba676,027/
Riwa674,285/
Rowi672,038/
Revi671,941/
Rebi671,289/
Rowaihy67401/
Riwi67327/
Rewe67234/
Reabaia67141/
Rebaiaa6744/
Revaiah6720/
Rohwaji6720/
Rechwad6718/
Reswich6716/
Rajwayi6712/
Reavish679/
Revajiy676/
Rewy675/
Rebaiha675/
Rowaihi675/
Rebahie674/
Rywa674/
Rewishd674/
Rawajih673/
Rebaihi673/
Rewj672/
Raiwaji671/
Reshwad671/
Reiswit671/
Revaggi671/
Revaits671/
Reweiss671/
Riswayi671/
Rjwa671/
Rahawai671/
Rawai'a671/
Rebayih671/
Rejwach671/
Revaith671/
Riswait671/
Rowaiha671/
Rebahio671/
Rebaieh671/
Rowaiyi671/
Rywi671/
Reuwawe671/
Hreeway671/
Reawich670/
Reasvis670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rewai
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