Ridwaan Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Ridwaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridwaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ridwaan (3,573) may also be a first name.

Ridwaan Last Name Facts

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

Ridwaan is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridwaan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ridwaan are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 118,455th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 3,573 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Beside Somalia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridhwaan9315/
Ridtwaan932/
Ridwan92114,257/
Ridhwan862,598/
Ridwane8646/
Rhidwan8628/
Riedwan8611/
Hridwan867/
Ridwwan866/
Reidwan863/
Raidwan862/
Rihdwan862/
Ritwaan861/
Ridwhan861/
Ridwuan861/
Rid'wan861/
Riddwan861/
Riduaan861/
Raidewan802/
Rithwaan801/
Redwan7736,976/
Riduan778,330/
Rudwan777,143/
Ridwon77347/
Ridvan77261/
Rydwan7788/
Ritwan7774/
Ridwam7721/
Ridban773/
Ridhuan71385/
Redwane71211/
Ridduan7178/
Redhwan7139/
Rithwan7116/
Redwand7114/
Readwan718/
Reedwan717/
Ruiduan712/
Rieduan711/
Ridhvan711/
Riduane711/
Ridwone711/
Rhydwan711/
Risduan711/
Rihduan711/
Riduang711/
Rudhwan711/
Ritduang6790/
Roiduang6757/
Raithwan678/
Riddhuan672/
Rhidduan671/
Ridthuan671/
Readewan671/
Ridhwoon671/
Redwayne670/

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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 Ridwaan
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