Rikuwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Rikuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Rikuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rikuwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rikuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Rikuwa reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Rikuwa is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 71 percent live, Kebbi, where 14 percent live and Zamfara, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria Rikuwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 47 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkuwa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Rikouwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rikuwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Riskuwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riskkuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukuwa | 83 | 189 | / |
| Rekuwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Rikiwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Rhiskouwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Riskkuwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rajkuwa | 77 | 117 | / |
| Rukuwai | 77 | 59 | / |
| Rukuwah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rjkhuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rikushwaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhuwa | 71 | 3,657 | / |
| Rajkguwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rojkhuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhouwa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Rukuva | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rukiwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rajkhuwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rikiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhauwah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rejkuba | 62 | 19 | / |
| Rekowea | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rikkieva | 57 | 9 | / |
| Rajkowah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhowah | 53 | 17 | / |
| Rajkhuwer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhowea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhowaa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rukuvo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ricubo | 50 | 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 Rikuwa
- 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