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
The last name Rizwa is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rizwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rizwa is the 1,011,991st most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name Rizwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rizwa are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rizwa is also the 633,892nd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 204 people.
It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 783,526. In Pakistan Rizwa is primarily found in: Punjab, where 93 percent reside, Sindh, where 5 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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