Ridwon Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ridwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ridwon (428) may also be a first name.

Ridwon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ridwon occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ridwon.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridwon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ridwon is the 806,178th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. Ridwon is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ridwon live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 415,075th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 428 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kwara, where 91 percent live, Oyo, where 3 percent live and Ogun, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Ridwon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ridwon last name is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridwone921/
Ridhwoon861/
Ridwan83114,257/
Redwon831/
Ridhwan772,598/
Ridwaan77203/
Ridwane7746/
Ritwong7745/
Rhidwan7728/
Riedwan7711/
Hridwan777/
Ridwwan776/
Reidwan773/
Rihdwan772/
Ridboon772/
Raidwan772/
Riddwan771/
Rid'wan771/
Ridwuan771/
Ridwhan771/
Redwond771/
Reidbon770/
Hritwong7138/
Ridhwaan7115/
Raidewan712/
Ridtwaan712/
Redwan6736,976/
Riduan678,330/
Rudwan677,143/
Ridvan67261/
Rydwan6788/
Ritwan6774/
Ridwam6721/
Rutwon674/
Ridban673/
Rydbon671/

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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 Ridwon
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