Riwar Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Riwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Riwar (61) may also be a first name.

Riwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riwar (Hindi: रिवार) has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Riwar occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Riwar live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. Riwar is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 61 people.

Riwar is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 161,038. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 73 percent reside, Canton of Thurgau, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiwar9141/
Reiward831/
Ribar802,180/
Rewar80122/
Rivar8044/
Rjwar8014/
Ruwar804/
Riwor801/
Raichwar772/
Rajwar73100,074/
Rivard7319,670/
Hribar736,388/
Rivart73317/
Ruibar7364/
Rojwar7344/
Rivare7338/
Raibar7312/
Raivar7310/
Rivear737/
Risvar736/
Rivair736/
Raywar735/
Ribarr735/
Reware734/
Rejwar733/
Rewair732/
Rehwar732/
Ruivar731/
Rijvar731/
Rjwaar731/
Risuar731/
Reibar731/
Ruwaar731/
Reivar731/
Rihvar731/
Reuwar731/
Rewarz731/
Rewaur730/
Geergiwar713/
Reiwhardt711/
Rajwaar6748/
Raivard6742/
Rajward6736/
Ruivard6729/
Rajwarh6722/
Reivart6718/
Rajware6717/
Raibhar679/
Rishvar674/
Rajhwar672/
Rajjwar672/
Rajwhar672/
Rivahyr672/
Reibhar671/
Reitvar671/
Ritvart671/
Hrivhar671/
Rajwear671/
Rajwart671/
Rejwart671/
Rievaar671/
Rivaard671/
Rewaire671/
Raivare671/
Rivaire670/
Rewarth670/

Riwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riwar in the Hindi language
रिवारrivara-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riwar
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