Riwik Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Riwik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riwik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Riwik (13) may also be a first name.

Riwik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riwik is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riwik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Riwik live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia. Riwik is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name Riwik is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Riwik is most frequent in: Jämtland County, where 33 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 33 percent live and Västmanland County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Sweden Riwik exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riswijk835/
Rißwick834/
Riewick831/
Rivik8026/
Riwig8015/
Rywik807/
Rewik803/
Riwic801/
Rijswick7725/
Reiswick774/
Ruiswijk773/
Risswick772/
Rishwick771/
Richwike771/
Risvik73381/
Hribik73150/
Rewick7398/
Rewijk7385/
Reivik7345/
Reswik7327/
Hrivik7323/
Rywick734/
Rewuik732/
Rivisk731/
Raivik731/
Ruwick730/
Rivick730/
Reiswig671,242/
Raibick6734/
Hribick6717/
Rissvik6711/
Risswig677/
Reewijk673/
Hruibik671/
Reawick671/
Reuwick670/

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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 Riwik
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