Rizwa Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Rizwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 228 | 1:783,526 | 11,236 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Rizwa (204) may also be a first name.
Rizwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rizwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rizwa occurs most in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rizwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rizwa is the 1,011,991st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rizwa reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 633,892nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 204 people.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 783,526. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 93 percent reside, Sindh, where 5 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridzwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Rizwai | 91 | 20 | / |
| Rizwah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rizwaj | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rizwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rizwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ridzwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rizwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ridzwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rizwi | 80 | 3,676 | / |
| Rizva | 80 | 52 | / |
| Rizwe | 80 | 51 | / |
| Rizwy | 80 | 49 | / |
| Rizua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ruzwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rizba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raizwaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rizwie | 73 | 292 | / |
| Ridzua | 73 | 85 | / |
| Rizwee | 73 | 65 | / |
| Redzwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Reizba | 73 | 12 | / |
| Rizwis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rizwii | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reezwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rizuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rizuad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Richwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rudzwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rizwio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rizvau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rizvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rizvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Richway | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ridzuah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rizvash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rizhuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ridzuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ridzhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rizvach | 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
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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 Rizwa
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