Rizwy Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rizwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rizwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Maldives81:50,5222,455
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rizwy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rizwy is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rizwy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Rizwy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Rizwy are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Rizwy is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 62 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rizwi803,676/
Rizvy803,195/
Rizwa80251/
Rizwe8051/
Rizby801/
Rizwie73292/
Rizwee7365/
Richwy7323/
Ridzwa7321/
Rizwai7320/
Rizwis733/
Rizwii732/
Rizwaj732/
Rizwaa731/
Rizwea731/
Rizwio731/
Rizbey731/
Richway6779/

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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 Rizwy
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