Rewet Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rewet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rewet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rewet (10) may also be a first name.

Rewet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rewet occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Rewet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Rewet live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rewet is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Rewet is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 90 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 45 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rewete9139/
Riewet912/
Rewest912/
Reewet911/
Rewiet911/
Rewetz911/
Rewett910/
Rehwest831/
Reywest830/
Revet801,306/
Rebet80387/
Rowet80143/
Rawet80135/
Rewed8065/
Riwet8016/
Rewit803/
Rowett731,960/
Revete731,511/
Revest73931/
Revett73322/
Roweth73170/
Reybet73157/
Raiwet73145/
Revets7376/
Reveth739/
Rebett736/
Rewitt736/
Reabet735/
Raweet734/
Raweat733/
Riveet731/
Riwete731/
Rievet731/
Reibet731/
Reevet731/
Revetz731/
Reveet731/
Revette671,095/
Retvedt6743/
Reewith6717/
Reveite6710/
Hrevets675/
Revetts673/
Reveste672/
Raiweat671/
Raiwett671/
Resvedt671/
Reiswit671/
Rowiett671/
Rowhett671/
Reavett670/

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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 Rewet
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