Rithwan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rithwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rithwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rithwan (533) may also be a first name.

Rithwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rithwan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rithwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Rithwan are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 365,345th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 533 people.

It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia Rithwan is most numerous in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 29 percent reside and Sabah, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raithwan938/
Rithwaan931/
Ritwan9274/
Ridhwan862,598/
Rithuan8652/
Rethwan8642/
Rituhan867/
Rihdwan862/
Ritwaan861/
Ridhwaan8015/
Ridtwaan802/
Ridthuan801/
Raithuan801/
Ridwan77114,257/
Rituan77672/
Rutwan774/
Ridhuan71385/
Ridwaan71203/
Rethuan7149/
Ridwane7146/
Ritwong7145/
Redhwan7139/
Rhidwan7128/
Riedwan7111/
Hridwan717/
Ridwwan716/
Ritwein714/
Reidwan713/
Ruthuan713/
Raidwan712/
Rudhwan711/
Rihduan711/
Riddwan711/
Rid'wan711/
Ridwuan711/
Ridwhan711/
Roituan711/
Rhydwan711/
Ridhvan711/
Ritduang6790/
Hritwong6738/
Raidewan672/
Riddhuan672/
Ridhwoon671/
Ruthwein671/

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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 Rithwan
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