Rikaw Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rikaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rikaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Rikaw (14) may also be a first name.

Rikaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rikaw is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Rikaw are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rikaw is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 80 percent live and Sabah, where 20 percent live. Not including Malaysia Rikaw is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raikaw916/
Rickaw910/
Ritkeaw8318/
Roikeaw8313/
Ridkeaw832/
Riskeaw831/
Raikeaw831/
Rickhaw830/
Rukaw80301/
Rikaf801/
Rikow801/
Ricaw800/
Ridkheaw771/
Reickhaw770/
Rikova73214/
Reikow7384/
Raikow7313/
Rickow736/
Rikhav735/
Raikav734/
Rukkaw733/
Rikowa732/
Rickab732/
Rukhaw731/
Ritkav731/
Rikkab731/
Raikova67530/
Rickova6729/
Rijkova6725/
Roykeaw6715/
Reickow679/
Rigkova676/
Rukkeaw675/
Rikhova675/
Rickauf673/
Hrikova673/
Raickow672/
Raikowa672/
Rikkova672/
Hriskow672/
Roikova671/
Rizkhaf671/
Rikhaph671/
Reckawe671/
Rukkhaw671/
Rugkhaw671/
Rickhow670/
Reckhaw670/
Rickcow670/

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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 Rikaw
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