Riwang Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Riwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Riwang (5,781) may also be a first name.

Riwang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riwang is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Riwang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Riwang are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 87,767th most common first name at a global level It is held by 5,781 people.

The last name Riwang is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 2,813,813. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 34 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 26 percent reside and West Nusa Tenggara, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Riwang occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roiwang9237/
Riwangke861/
Riwong83330/
Rewang83190/
Ruwang83152/
Ribang8399/
Rivang831/
Raiwong77120/
Roiwong7788/
Risvang7746/
Riowong7744/
Roibang7734/
Ruibang771/
Roywang771/
Rehwang771/
Roisuang7125/
Reisvang7117/
Richuang714/
Rivasing713/
Ruihuang711/
Rebang67289/
Ribong67143/
Rewong67137/
Raichuang6752/
Ryvang6731/
Revang6730/
Ruwong6714/
Ruvang6714/
Rivaching673/
Ruishuang672/
Rybang671/

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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 Riwang
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