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 held by more people in Kiribati than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Romwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,257,535th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Romwa live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Micronesia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The last name Romwa is most frequently used in Kiribati, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 663. Excluding Kiribati this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 4 percent reside and Taiwan, where 2 percent reside.

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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