Rilwan Surname

52,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rilwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rilwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,8881:25,7182,220
Sri Lanka2,5581:8,1351,187
Maldives1451:2,787272
India411:18,708,912282,725
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England161:3,482,379114,324
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Rilwan (18,722) may also be a first name.

Rilwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rilwan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rilwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rilwan is the 52,424th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 746,675 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Rilwan reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,727th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 18,722 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,888 people, or 1 in 25,718. In Nigeria Rilwan is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 21 percent live, Kano, where 15 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Rilwan occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 26 percent live and The Maldives, where 1 percent live.

Rilwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Railwan92112/
Rilwaan9230/
Rilwane925/
Rillwan924/
Rilwaun923/
Reilwan921/
Rilwwan921/
Rilwann921/
Rilwuan921/
Rlwan911/
Relwan8312/
Rilwon838/
Riluan837/
Rilwam835/
Rluan7312/
Reluan671/
Reluane621/
Relbon500/

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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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  • 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 Rilwan
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