Rigiwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Rigiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Rigiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rigiwa is most common in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigiwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Rigiwa reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Rigiwa is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Rigiwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigiway | 92 | 0 | / |
| Riguiwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rijiwa | 83 | 325 | / |
| Risiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Regiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rigiba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rigiva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Richiwa | 77 | 54 | / |
| Rigeway | 77 | 11 | / |
| Risiwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ridgeway | 71 | 14,893 | / |
| Righioua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Riggeway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Risgeway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riegeway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ridgewat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ridgewau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ricgeway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruguwa | 67 | 236 | / |
| Risiva | 67 | 229 | / |
| Riziva | 67 | 55 | / |
| Rigibe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Riciva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rijiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Regiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigibo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rigiwa
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