Riwhi Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Riwhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Riwhi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riwhi occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Riwhi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwhi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Riwhi live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 150,944. In New Zealand Riwhi is most common in: Southland Region, where 37 percent live, Waikato Region, where 33 percent live and Otago Region, where 20 percent live. Other than New Zealand this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riwhie917/
Riwi89327/
Rijwi80182/
Rhiwi80138/
Riwai8062/
Ribhi8027/
Riwei807/
Riwid807/
Riwoi807/
Rewhi806/
Riwhe802/
Rihbi801/
Rihwi801/
Riweh801/
Rihui801/
Raiwi801/
Riwish73671/
Rijbhi7315/
Ribhai7310/
Riswai739/
Ruihui735/
Rijwai735/
Rishui735/
Raiwai732/
Hriwei732/
Richui732/
Ruiwei732/
Riewei731/
Rijhvi731/
Raibhi731/
Raijwi731/
Reiwyh731/
Ribchi731/
Rishvi731/
Riwa674,285/
Rivi672,792/
Ribi671,506/
Riwe67150/
Raithui677/
Riwy674/
Raiwoit672/
Richuit671/
Riswait671/
Reiswit671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riwhi
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