Riwoo Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Riwoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Riwoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riwoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riwoo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riwoo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Riwoo is the 5,213,395th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Riwoo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Riwoo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Amudat District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Uganda Riwoo occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riwo | 89 | 444 | / |
| Riswood | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rewoo | 80 | 586 | / |
| Riwoe | 80 | 153 | / |
| Riovo | 80 | 80 | / |
| Riwou | 80 | 46 | / |
| Riboo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Riwoi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Raiwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rhiwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rivoo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Riwod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Riwoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reiwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Riwop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rijwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reywoo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Riohwo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Rewooh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rewood | 73 | 2 | / |
| Riwouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rivo | 67 | 11,966 | / |
| Riwu | 67 | 5,178 | / |
| Ribo | 67 | 4,819 | / |
| Riwa | 67 | 4,285 | / |
| Ruwo | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Rewo | 67 | 208 | / |
| Riwosch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rjwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raiwoit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reywood | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Riwoo
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