Riawa Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

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

Riawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399

Riawa (41) may also be a first name.

Riawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riawa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Riawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Riawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Riawa reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Riawa is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name internationally, held by 41 people.

Riawa is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Riawa is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 90 percent live and National Capital District, where 8 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rihawa914/
Rgiawa913/
Rijawa912/
Raiyawa83415/
Rihawai832/
Riaba80255/
Riawi8016/
Riowa8015/
Riava804/
Riaua804/
Riawo804/
Riawe802/
Rjawa801/
Raijawaj771/
Rihawi731,105/
Rijawi7343/
Riouaa7318/
Rijava7311/
Riabau735/
Rihawy735/
Riabai733/
Rihaba731/
Ryahwa731/
Rjawah731/
Rihava731/
Riavha731/
Rihhaba6715/
Rajhowa6710/
Rijavai674/
Rijaavi673/
Rijavaj673/
Riawetz672/
Rijabai671/
Rajowai671/
Rajgawa671/
Rijavas671/
Rijavat671/
Rihawei671/

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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 Riawa
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