Riwo Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Riwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 243 | 1:190,041 | 14,136 |
| Indonesia | 105 | 1:1,259,516 | 88,308 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Riwo (613) may also be a first name.
Riwo Demographics
Riwo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Riwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riwo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Riwo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riwo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 672,867th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. Riwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Riwo are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Riwo is also the 337,379th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 613 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 190,041. In Kenya Riwo is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 80 percent live, Baringo County, where 19 percent live and Kisumu County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Riwo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riwou | 89 | 46 | / |
| Riwoo | 89 | 14 | / |
| Riwoi | 89 | 7 | / |
| Raiwo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Rhiwo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Riwod | 89 | 1 | / |
| Riwoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Reiwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Riwop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rijwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Riohwo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Riwouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rivo | 75 | 11,966 | / |
| Ribo | 75 | 4,819 | / |
| Riwa | 75 | 4,285 | / |
| Ruwo | 75 | 1,088 | / |
| Rewo | 75 | 208 | / |
| Rjwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Riwosch | 73 | 11 | / |
| Riswood | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raiwoit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruivo | 67 | 8,518 | / |
| Ribou | 67 | 659 | / |
| Rewoo | 67 | 586 | / |
| Raiwa | 67 | 474 | / |
| Raivo | 67 | 305 | / |
| Rivot | 67 | 258 | / |
| Ritvo | 67 | 245 | / |
| Riwah | 67 | 211 | / |
| Ruibo | 67 | 170 | / |
| Rivos | 67 | 134 | / |
| Riovo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Raibo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Reivo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Rivoy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Reibo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Riboň | 67 | 30 | / |
| Riboo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Riboi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Riova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Riwwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Reiwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rijvo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rewoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rijwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ribho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rihuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rivoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Riboy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rijbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rivoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rivoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rieuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ribuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rewou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rewoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rywoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Riwo
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