Rigiwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rigiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigiway920/
Riguiwai861/
Rijiwa83325/
Risiwa833/
Regiwa831/
Rigiba831/
Rigiva831/
Richiwa7754/
Rigeway7711/
Risiwas772/
Ridgeway7114,893/
Righioua713/
Riggeway711/
Risgeway711/
Riegeway711/
Ridgewat711/
Ridgewau711/
Ricgeway710/
Ruguwa67236/
Risiva67229/
Riziva6755/
Rigibe6710/
Riciva673/
Rijiva672/
Reguwa671/
Regiba671/
Rigibo671/

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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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