Rinwe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rinwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rinwe 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
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rinwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rinwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rinwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rinwe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: North Region, where 60 percent live, Littoral Region, where 20 percent live and West Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

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
Rinwer911/
Rinw891/
Rinwa80357/
Rimwe80173/
Rinbe80113/
Rinwi804/
Rinue801/
Renwei734/
Rinwui732/
Rinbey731/
Rinbea731/
Renwee730/
Rimnue730/
Renwie730/
Rainway673/
Rnwy671/
Rnwj671/
Rnwi671/
Rnweejh671/
Rnwa671/
Rjnw671/
Ruenwej671/
Renw671/
Reinway670/
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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 Rinwe
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