Rijvi Surname
Approximately 13,113 people bear this surname
Rijvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,569 | 1:61,028 | 4,157 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Rijvi (1,254) may also be a first name.
Rijvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rijvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rijvi (Hindi: रिजवी, Marathi: िरजवी, Oriya: ରିଜଭି) is most common in India. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rijvi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,014th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 555,750 people. The last name Rijvi is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rijvi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 222,929th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 1,254 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 12,569 people, or 1 in 61,028. In India Rijvi is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 91 percent live, Jharkhand, where 4 percent live and Bihar, where 4 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 4 percent live and Nepal, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rijvi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rijvi in the Hindi language | ||
| रिजवी | rijavi | 96.54 |
| रिज्वी | rijvi | 2.5 |
| रीजवी | rijavi | 0.28 |
| रिज़्वी | rizvi | 0.27 |
| रिज़वी | rizavi | 0.01 |
| रीज्वी | rijvi | 0.01 |
| Rijvi in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଜଭି | rijabhi | 50 |
| ରିଜୱି | rijawi | 25 |
| ରିଜିଭି | rijibhi | 25 |
| Rijvi in the Marathi language | ||
| िरजवी | irajavi | 42.37 |
| िरज्वी | irajvi | 38.98 |
| रीजवी | rijavi | 11.86 |
| रीज्वी | rijvi | 6.78 |
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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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- 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 Rijvi
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