Rilwanu Surname

29,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rilwanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rilwanu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,3661:9,6451,057
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rilwanu (22,853) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Rilwanu Demographics

Rilwanu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 1,370 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Rilwanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rilwanu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rilwanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Rilwanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,216th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 396,687 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rilwanu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rilwanu is also the 34,173rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 22,853 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 18,366 people, or 1 in 9,645. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 19 percent live, Kebbi, where 17 percent live and Zamfara, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Rilwanu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Rilwanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rilwanou9327/
Railwanu9319/
Rillwanu9312/
Rilwanud934/
Rilwannu932/
Rilwanui932/
Rilwaanu932/
Reilwanu931/
Rilwanuu931/
Rlwanu9212/
Relwanu8664/
Rllwanu863/
Reelwanu801/
Rellwanu801/
Riluonu711/
Relwonu711/
Reluanu711/
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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 Rilwanu
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