Rewang Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rewang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rewang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rewang (496) may also be a first name.

Rewang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rewang is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Rewang reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 381,018th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 496 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 787,198. In Indonesia Rewang is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 28 percent reside, East Java, where 23 percent reside and Papua, where 23 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rehwang921/
Rawang831,202/
Rebang83289/
Rewong83137/
Riwang8363/
Revang8330/
Rowang8320/
Reewong77213/
Roiwang7737/
Rawan'g771/
Roywang771/
Revasing71389/
Reisvang7117/
Revangue715/
Riwangke711/
Rebong672,363/
Rawong67523/
Raweng67413/
Riwong67330/
Rovang67315/
Ribang6799/
Ryvang6731/
Ravang6728/
Rowong6711/
Roweng678/
Revasingh676/
Raväng675/
Ravong673/
Raveng672/
Rowank672/
Revasieng671/
Revank671/
Rövang671/
Rivang671/
Rebank671/
Rejwak671/
Rybang671/
Roveng671/

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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 Rewang
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