Roai Surname
Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname
Roai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1,038 | 1:14,920 | 1,142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Roai (2,990) may also be a first name.
Roai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roai (Arabic: رواعي) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 341,330th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Roai are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Roai is also the 132,410th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,990 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,038 people, or 1 in 14,920. In Cambodia Roai is most common in: Siem Reap Province, where 27 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 11 percent reside and Battambang Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia Roai occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roai in the Arabic language | ||
| رواعي | rway | - |
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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 Roai
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