Rizvi Surname

5,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Rizvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan48,8571:3,656394
Bangladesh11,8051:13,4991,060
India11,2831:67,9844,630
Sri Lanka8,4051:2,476332
Saudi Arabia6,4401:4,791651
United Arab Emirates4,4721:2,049254
United States3,9631:91,46110,278
England1,6481:33,8104,468
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Oman1,5731:2,345353
Canada1,4801:24,8963,361
Kuwait7711:4,930680
Qatar6931:3,403339
Australia3021:89,39010,284
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Singapore471:117,1854,783
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Sweden381:259,12517,909
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Norway301:171,41020,526
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Seychelles181:5,133784
Austria181:473,08046,251
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
France131:5,109,440259,941
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Wales121:257,87814,969
China101:136,732,1577,199
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Rizvi (9,214) may also be a first name.

Rizvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rizvi (Hindi: रिजवी, Marathi: रीझवी, Oriya: ରିି, Russian: Ризви) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rizvi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,444th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,026 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Rizvi are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rizvi is also the 64,684th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 9,214 people.

The last name Rizvi is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 48,857 people, or 1 in 3,656. In Pakistan Rizvi is mostly found in: Sindh, where 65 percent live, Punjab, where 26 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 11 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Rizvi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rizvi surname are 15.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rizvi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.62% less than the national average, earning 205,500 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.02% less than the national average, earning R 106,896 per year; in United States they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning $54,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning $60,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizvie91549/
Raizvi9114/
Rijzvi9110/
Hrizvi917/
Rizvii917/
Rizvui911/
Rizvai911/
Rizhvi911/
Rijvi8013,113/
Rezvi805,321/
Rizwi803,676/
Rizvy803,195/
Rizve802,369/
Risvi801,072/
Rizbi80875/
Rizva8052/
Rizui8049/
Ricvi805/
Ruzvi804/
Rizvee732,488/
Rizwie73292/
Rezvyi7382/
Rizwai7320/
Rezvit7312/
Rezviy738/
Ryzvyi737/
Reezvi736/
Rezvoi736/
Rezvih736/
Rezzvi736/
Rijjvi733/
Rizwis733/
Rizwii732/
Hrijvi731/
Rizbhi731/
Rijhvi731/
Raijvi731/
Ruzvai731/
Reijvi731/
Rezvai731/
Rezvei731/
Rezvii731/
Rijvij731/
Rajzvi731/
Rizwio731/
Ruzvie731/
Rezvaia6771/
Rezvijs6716/
Riesvie6715/
Ruizver678/
Reyzvih673/
Rizveer672/
Rezvihs671/
Ritzuis671/
Reezvie671/
Rezvich671/

Rizvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizvi in the Oriya language
ରିିrii-
Rizvi in the Marathi language
रीझवीrijhavi77.48
िरज़वीirazavi12.58
रीजवीrijavi6.62
रजीवीrajivi3.31
Rizvi in the Hindi language
रिजवीrijavi63.82
रिज़वीrizavi30.47
रिज़वीrizavi2.76
रिज़्वीrizvi1.19
रिज्वीrijvi1.15
रीजवीrijavi0.31
रिज़्वीrizvi0.11
रिज़्विrizvi0.08
रिजविrijavi0.04
रिलवीrilavi0.04
Rizvi in the Russian language
Ризвиrizvi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rizvi
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