Ridweye Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ridweye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridweye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493

Ridweye Last Name Facts

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

Ridweye is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridweye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ridweye are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Ridweye is most common in: Mombasa County, where 33 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 33 percent reside.

Ridweye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridwey921/
Ridway7730/
Redwey771/
Raidvee7138/
Reidway7124/
Reidbey718/
Ridueje712/
Riedway710/
Redway621,079/
Ridwau623/
Reduey621/
Ridvie621/
Ritwayi5734/
Ristwej5713/
Rittway579/
Riduejo571/
Ridhwaa571/
Readway571/
Retweeja531/

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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 Ridweye
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