Riwet Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Riwet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Riwet (74) may also be a first name.

Riwet Last Name Facts

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

Riwet is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Riwet are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riwet is also the 1,125,792nd most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 73 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 27 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Riwet occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiwet91145/
Riewet912/
Riwete911/
Raiweat831/
Raiwett831/
Rivet8012,687/
Ribet804,261/
Ruwet80643/
Rewet8040/
Riwit801/
Rivest736,266/
Rivett735,504/
Rivete73253/
Roibet73166/
Ribett73137/
Ruewet7362/
Raivet7349/
Rewete7339/
Rivets7329/
Rivetz7323/
Ruivet7323/
Rihuet7311/
Ruibet7311/
Rewest732/
Risvet732/
Riouet732/
Riveet731/
Reewet731/
Ruweat731/
Rewiet731/
Rewetz731/
Reibet731/
Rievet731/
Rewett730/
Rivette671,474/
Rihouet67189/
Rihuete6793/
Rivetts6759/
Raivetz6713/
Raiwoit672/
Riswait671/
Rehwest671/
Reiswit671/
Rivehts670/
Reywest670/

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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 Riwet
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