Riwas Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Riwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Riwas (110) may also be a first name.

Riwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riwas (Hindi: ऋीवास) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Riwas reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riwas is also the 895,203rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 110 people.

The last name Riwas is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riwase9118/
Roiwas9115/
Rivas80852,781/
Ribas8065,167/
Rewas8031/
Riwaj8013/
Riwaz809/
Roivas73693/
Roibas73554/
Rivais73259/
Risvas73162/
Raivas7379/
Ruwais7356/
Rivasz7338/
Ribasz7329/
Rievas7329/
Raibas7327/
Rivass7324/
Reibas7318/
Rrivas7311/
Ritvas738/
Rivase736/
Reivas736/
Reways736/
Riveas735/
Riwaaj735/
Rivaas733/
Ruivas732/
Reywas732/
Rewash732/
Ribeas732/
Rivash732/
Raiuas731/
Riovas731/
Ribhas731/
Rivasd731/
Rribas731/
Raywas731/
Rijvas731/
Ribaas731/
Rivaus731/
Rojwas731/
Rewase731/
Rewais731/
Rhivas731/
Ribass731/
Riwosch6711/
Rivaihs675/
Rivasse674/
Raibais673/
D'Rivas672/
Raywash671/
Rajwais671/
Rivaise671/
Rajwase671/
Ribaish671/

Riwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riwas in the Hindi language
ऋीवासrivasa-

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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 Riwas
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