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 has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rizwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rizwa is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. Rizwa occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 204 people.
Rizwa is most widespread 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 are found, Sindh, where 5 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.
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
- 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 Rizwa
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