Riw Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Riw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Riw 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
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Riw (29) may also be a first name.

Riw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riw (Oriya: ରିୱ) is found most frequently in Thailand. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Riw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Riw live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 17 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent live and Sakon Nakhon Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Thailand Riw occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 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
Riwe86150/
Riew8637/
Reiw866/
Raiw863/
Riow861/
Rhiw861/
Rziw861/
Roiw860/
Raiwe7586/
Rhiew7524/
Reiwe7513/
Roiwe758/
Riwhe752/
Riowh751/
Ruiwe751/
Richw751/
Riwwf751/
Riwwp751/
Riehw751/
Rijwe751/
Rew673,170/
Rif672,782/
Rib671,089/
Riv67474/
Ryw676/
Rjw674/
Reichw670/
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Riw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riw in the Oriya language
ରିୱriwa-

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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 Riw
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