Riwanou Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Riwanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 153 | 1:67,553 | 8,223 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Riwanou (23) may also be a first name.
Riwanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riwanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riwanou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Riwanou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riwanou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,343,156th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. Riwanou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Riwanou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name on earth, held by 23 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 67,553. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 55 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 9 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 percent reside and The Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riwanu | 92 | 297 | / |
| Riwano | 92 | 2 | / |
| Raiwanu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rihwanu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rivanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruiwanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rivano | 77 | 2,083 | / |
| Riwana | 77 | 85 | / |
| Riwono | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ribanu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Rewanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rijwana | 71 | 399 | / |
| Riwatna | 71 | 45 | / |
| Riwanga | 71 | 11 | / |
| Rijvanu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rewanho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riwanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rivaneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riwongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rivanhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ribanuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rijwaana | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rijhwana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rhibanno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijwanaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijvanuu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Riwanou
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