Riwu Surname
Approximately 5,178 people bear this surname
Riwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5,165 | 1:25,605 | 3,045 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Riwu (4,117) may also be a first name.
Riwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Riwu (Hindi: रिवू) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Riwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 92,303rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,407,406 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Riwu live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Riwu is also the 108,409th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 4,117 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,165 people, or 1 in 25,605. In Indonesia Riwu is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 94 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent live and West Sumatra, where 1 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riwou | 89 | 46 | / |
| Riwuh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Riwus | 89 | 6 | / |
| Riwau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raiwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ruiwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Riewu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Riwouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ribu | 75 | 1,692 | / |
| Rivu | 75 | 783 | / |
| Rewu | 75 | 496 | / |
| Ruwu | 75 | 29 | / |
| Roibu | 67 | 3,320 | / |
| Ribau | 67 | 1,188 | / |
| Ribou | 67 | 659 | / |
| Raibu | 67 | 627 | / |
| Riwoe | 67 | 153 | / |
| Rivau | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ribui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Riwoo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ribhu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rewuś | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ribuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reibu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rewau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ribeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rivus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rijvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rribu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rewou | 67 | 1 | / |
Riwu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riwu in the Hindi language | ||
| रिवू | rivu | - |
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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 Riwu
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