Riwat Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Riwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Riwat (68) may also be a first name.

Riwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riwat is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riwat is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Riwat live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 68 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia Riwat is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 75 percent live and Johor, where 25 percent live. Other than Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riwate9135/
Raiwat914/
Rijwat911/
Raiweat831/
Riswait831/
Rivat801,255/
Ribat80226/
Rewat80168/
Ruwat8048/
Riwad8022/
Riwot802/
Ribaut73992/
Rivait73527/
Raiwad7366/
Riouat7355/
Rajwat7344/
Raywat7340/
Rivate7316/
Rivaut7312/
Ribatt739/
Rewate738/
Raivat737/
Raibat737/
Ruibat735/
Rewaut734/
Reawat733/
Rewath733/
Rievat733/
Ribhat731/
Ruweat731/
Ruwait731/
Roibat731/
Reivat731/
Rewatt731/
Raibaut67441/
Raibhat67266/
Ribeaut6743/
Ribautt679/
Ruwaath676/
Raiwoit672/
Reibaut672/
Hraibat671/
Rivatte671/
Rivaste671/

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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 Riwat
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