Romwa Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kiribati
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Romwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kiribati1711:663250
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Romwa (12) may also be a first name.

Romwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romwa is more frequently found in Kiribati than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Romwa reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Micronesia. Romwa is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most common in Kiribati, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 663. Outside of Kiribati it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 4 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romba8016,198/
Rumwa802,189/
Ramwa80297/
Romua80156/
Remwa8049/
Romwe8012/
Ronwa801/
Romva801/
Rommwatt774/
Rombaowa771/
Roumba73416/
Rombai73268/
Rombay7357/
Romuah7335/
Rombau7325/
Romuat7322/
Rombaj739/
Roimba736/
Roomba732/
Ronway732/
Romuad732/
Rhomba731/
Ruomba731/
Ramwai731/
Rombaa731/
Rombha731/
Rumwai731/
Roumwe731/
Rombea731/
Remway730/
Rotinwa6756/
Rumwaya676/
Rotmuea674/
Roumbai672/
Rombaha672/
Rasmwad672/
Romveau671/
Rombaay671/
Romvais671/
Rahamwa671/
Ramnwad671/
Rhonhwa671/
Roonwat671/
Rombayh670/

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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 Romwa
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