Ridawi Surname

296,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ridawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1,1891:29,4551,447
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Ridawi (362) may also be a first name.

Ridawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridawi is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ridawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ridawi is the 296,943rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,675,659 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ridawi reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 457,558th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 362 people.

The last name Ridawi is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,189 people, or 1 in 29,455. Barring Iraq this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridhawi9224/
Raidawi9216/
Roidawi921/
Ridowi8361/
Redawi8319/
Ridavi835/
Ridabi832/
Ridawa831/
Ridhowi77153/
Raidabi774/
Reddawi771/
Raidawa771/
Rhidawa771/
Ridaiwa771/
Ridaiwe771/
Riddaway7146/
Raidaiwa712/
Reshdawi711/
Rideaway710/
Ridevi674,837/
Redawy67130/
Rudawy6732/
Redawa6714/
Redewi6710/
Ridava672/
Redavi672/
Ridaby671/

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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 Ridawi
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