Rijiwa Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Rijiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 321 | 1:164,927 | 14,641 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Rijiwa (42) may also be a first name.
Rijiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rijiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rijiwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rijiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 844,382nd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rijiwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rijiwa is also the 1,566,439th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 42 people.
The last name Rijiwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 164,927. In Tanzania Rijiwa is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rijwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Rujiwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Rijwai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rigiwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Risiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rajiwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rijawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rijiva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rijwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rajiwad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Risiwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rujiwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rigiway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rajwa | 73 | 574 | / |
| Raiwa | 73 | 474 | / |
| Rjiba | 73 | 63 | / |
| Rijva | 73 | 37 | / |
| Riiba | 73 | 12 | / |
| Reiwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Riiwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ruiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rejwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rijwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raijibhai | 67 | 343 | / |
| Risiva | 67 | 229 | / |
| Rajwad | 67 | 93 | / |
| Raiwad | 67 | 66 | / |
| Riziva | 67 | 55 | / |
| Rijova | 67 | 54 | / |
| Rajiva | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rejiba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rijivi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rajuwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Roiwas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rajowa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rajwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rajiba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Riivas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Riyawa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rijavo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rijava | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rujewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rajawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rajwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Riciva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rijjvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rijeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rujowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rujawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rajwaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reuiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raiwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riiwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhiiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riajvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rojwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rayiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raiawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Regiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rigiva | 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 Rijiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis