Riwaj Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Riwaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Riwaj (424) may also be a first name.

Riwaj Last Name Facts

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

Riwaj (Oriya: ରିୱାଜ, Tibetan: རི་ཝཤ་) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Riwaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riwaj are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 417,166th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 424 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 82 percent reside and Sindh, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riwaaj915/
Riwaja911/
Riwa894,285/
Raiwaji831/
Raiwa80474/
Rewaj80449/
Riwah80211/
Ribaj80167/
Riwai8062/
Rivaj8027/
Riwas8023/
Riwaz809/
Riwwa808/
Reiwa807/
Rijwa805/
Riewa801/
Hriwa801/
Rhiwa801/
Rywaj801/
Roiwa801/
Riwaa801/
Ruiwa801/
Rriwa801/
Riwau801/
Riswajat7719/
Rievaj73221/
Rewaji73201/
Rewajy73132/
Raiwad7366/
Riwaya7322/
Rivaji7318/
Roiwas7315/
Riswai739/
Rijwai735/
Rijvaj734/
Rajwaj732/
Raiwai732/
Rivaja732/
Riwojo732/
Rivaje731/
Riwuya731/
Riwayo731/
Riweya731/
Riwahe731/
Rijwaa731/
Rewaje731/
Rewaju731/
Riva6774,285/
Riba6725,026/
Rewa673,838/
Riwi67327/
Riwe67150/
Riwahyu6735/
Riwayah6713/
Rishwah677/
Rywa674/
Riwy674/
Rewj672/
Riwayet672/
Raivaju671/
Ruiwiya671/
Riswait671/
Rjwa671/
Riswayi671/
Raiweat671/

Riwaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riwaj in the Tibetan language
རི་ཝཤ་riwasha-
Riwaj in the Oriya language
ରିୱାଜriwaja-

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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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  • 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 Riwaj
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