Roswa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Roswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Roswa (16) may also be a first name.

Roswa Last Name Facts

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

Roswa is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Roswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roswa is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Roswa reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Roswa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

Roswa is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 88 percent reside and West Bengal, where 13 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhoswa912/
Roshwa912/
Roszwa911/
Rosway910/
Rossway8324/
Rodswad831/
Ruswa801,277/
Roswe80499/
Rosua80389/
Raswa80389/
Rosba8058/
Reswa8030/
Roswi8013/
Rosva802/
Rozwa802/
Roswo801/
Roswy800/
Rosswatt774/
Rodswasd771/
Raswai7398/
Roshva7369/
Rutswa738/
Rouswe736/
Roswod733/
Roshua732/
Rheswa732/
Rosswi731/
Rodswi731/
Roswei731/
Rosbai731/
Reshwa731/
Roosba731/
Raswua731/
Rashwa731/
Rossva731/
Ruuswa731/
Ratswa731/
Roswech6728/
Rosbaha6719/
Rozwaha6715/
Rozsvai6712/
Rotsuea678/
Roswood672/
Rashwaa672/
Roesuah671/
Roswest671/
Hroshva671/
Rosveas670/
Rushway670/

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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 Roswa
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