Riqwan Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Riqwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riqwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Riqwan (15) may also be a first name.

Riqwan Last Name Facts

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

Riqwan is most common in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riqwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riqwan is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Riqwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Riqwan reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia Riqwan is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riqwain921/
Rikwan83283/
Rigwan838/
Riquan832/
Reqwan832/
Rickwan77133/
Ruiquan7713/
Rikhwan778/
Raikwan772/
Riquant772/
Rikkwan771/
Riquand771/
Ritkwang7146/
Raingwan711/
Regwan67409/
Riguan6713/
Rigban675/
Rekwan671/
Rikuan671/
Ricwam671/
Ruquan671/
Rukwan671/

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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 Riqwan
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