Rowai Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Rowai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Rowai (658) may also be a first name.
Rowai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rowai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rowai is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rowai? popularity and diffusion
Rowai is the 2,312,869th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Rowai reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 323,699th most common first name world-wide, borne by 658 people.
The surname Rowai is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 52 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 45 percent reside and Harare Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Rowai is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Rowai
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