Riswan Surname

65,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Riswan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riswan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,5131:37,6464,365
Sri Lanka2,2661:9,1831,334
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
United Arab Emirates6201:14,7781,806
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
India2091:3,670,169102,657
Maldives151:26,9451,601
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Riswan (29,579) may also be a first name.

Riswan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riswan (Dhivehi: ް‫ރިސްވާން) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riswan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,293rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 953,119 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Riswan are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riswan is also the 28,184th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 29,579 people.

Riswan is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,513 people, or 1 in 37,646. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 32 percent live, Central Java, where 11 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 30 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rishwan92150/
Riswaan923/
Riswand921/
Rhiswan921/
Rishwain86160/
Rishwaan8622/
Riswandd864/
Ruswan83940/
Risvan83143/
Risuan8377/
Risban8338/
Reswan8313/
Ryswan831/
Rushwan773,338/
Richwan7765/
Risvang7746/
Reshwan7730/
Risvand7725/
Rishvan7715/
Riszuan776/
Risvaan773/
Reszwan771/
Reswuan771/
Risvant771/
Roisuang7125/
Reisvang7117/
Rishvaan712/
Reisvand711/
Reisbaun711/
Rizwannn711/
Rizuan67673/
Rişvan67513/
Resvan67453/
Risbon67214/
Resuan6759/
Reschwann674/
Ruishuang672/
Rixuan671/
Rizwwwaan671/
Rusuan671/
Reedswahn671/
Rusvan671/
Reichwain670/

Riswan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riswan in the Dhivehi language
ް‫ރިސްވާންrisvan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riswan
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