Rizwi Surname

124,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,676 people bear this surname

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

Rizwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,4601:72,6192,621
India4741:1,618,28159,415
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rizwi (68) may also be a first name.

Rizwi Last Name Facts

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

Rizwi (Hindi: रिजवी, Oriya: ରିଜୱି) occurs most in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,073rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,982,466 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rizwi are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,460 people, or 1 in 72,619. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 46 percent reside, Punjab, where 45 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent reside. Besides Pakistan it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent reside.

Rizwi Last Name Statistics demography

Rizwi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,635 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizwie91292/
Rizwai9120/
Rizwis913/
Rizwii912/
Rizwio911/
Rizvi80104,069/
Rizbi80875/
Rizwa80251/
Rizwe8051/
Rizui8049/
Rizwy8049/
Rezwi8046/
Raizwaid771/
Rizvie73549/
Rizwee7365/
Ridzwa7321/
Raizvi7314/
Rijzvi7310/
Hrizvi737/
Rizvii737/
Rizwaj732/
Rizbhi731/
Raijwi731/
Reezwi731/
Rizvai731/
Rezwei731/
Rizhvi731/
Rizwaa731/
Rizvui731/
Rizwea731/
Ritzuis671/

Rizwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rizwi in the Oriya language
ରିଜୱିrijawi-
Rizwi in the Hindi language
रिजवीrijavi92.59
रिज़वीrizavi7.41

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