Rewu Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2311:572,50745,811
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rewu (51) may also be a first name.

Rewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rewu is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewu? popularity and diffusion

Rewu is the 619,831st most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Rewu reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rewu is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 51 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 572,507. In Indonesia Rewu is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 35 percent are found, East Kalimantan, where 34 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Rewu Last Name Statistics demography

Rewu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.18% less than the national average, earning R 113,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rewuś8910/
Rewau893/
Rhewu891/
Riewu891/
Rewou891/
Rewaut804/
Rewhus803/
Rewuch801/
Rewuha801/
Rehwau801/
Revu759,062/
Riwu755,178/
Rawu75499/
Rebu75370/
Rowu756/
Rewoo67586/
Rawuh67557/
Revuz67212/
Revus67203/
Revut67123/
Raveu6769/
Rebou6759/
Riwou6746/
Rhebu6727/
Rebeu6724/
Riwuh6716/
Rawui6716/
Revou677/
Reyswoud677/
Reevu677/
Rebuy677/
Riwus676/
Revuu675/
Reebu675/
Reibu674/
Rawau674/
Rhawu673/
Rebhu673/
Raevu673/
Rrevu673/
Reavu673/
Revui672/
Ribeu672/
Raawu672/
Rebau671/
Riwau671/
Raiwu671/
Ruiwu671/
Rowau671/
Revau671/
Revud671/
Reivu671/
Rawuy670/

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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 Rewu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis