Riwaya Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Riwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Riwaya (54) may also be a first name.
Riwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riwaya is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Riwaya is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Riwaya live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riwaya is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 54 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 71 percent live and Bengkulu, where 29 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riwayah | 92 | 13 | / |
| Riwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Riswayat | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ribaya | 83 | 826 | / |
| Rivaya | 83 | 127 | / |
| Ruwaya | 83 | 121 | / |
| Riwaaj | 83 | 5 | / |
| Riwaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Riwuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Riwayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Riweya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rijwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruhwaya | 77 | 338 | / |
| Riwahyu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ruwayha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ruwayah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Risvaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Riwayet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rivayat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruiwiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rivayau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rivayad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riswayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwhaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raivaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rivay | 73 | 1,578 | / |
| Ribay | 73 | 830 | / |
| Ruway | 73 | 295 | / |
| Reway | 73 | 213 | / |
| Riwai | 73 | 62 | / |
| Riwaj | 73 | 13 | / |
| Rewaa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Riwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Riwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Réway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rivaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhuhwaya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Riswajat | 71 | 19 | / |
| Rivajaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rischway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rujwahya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rebaya | 67 | 662 | / |
| Rewayi | 67 | 261 | / |
| Ruwuya | 67 | 146 | / |
| Rewajy | 67 | 132 | / |
| Rivaiy | 67 | 59 | / |
| Rebiya | 67 | 46 | / |
| Raibay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Reviya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Riboya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ribuya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ruwoya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ritvay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ribeya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ruviya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Riswai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruibay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Riwiye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ribiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reways | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raybay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rijwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rywayz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raivay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Riveya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruwaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruwayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Revaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ribayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rivaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rivayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raiwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Risvay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raybai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ribaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rewayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raybau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rihbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ribaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riviya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rewaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riewey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Riwaya
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