Ruwabi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ruwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruwabi (67) may also be a first name.

Ruwabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruwabi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruwabi is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Ruwabi live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ruwabi is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 67 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Ruwabi is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauwabi921/
Rubabi8342/
Ruwaba8328/
Rowabi836/
Rubaibi7710/
Rihwabi772/
Ruhwaba771/
Rouwaba771/
Rouwaiba717/
Rubobi673/
Rubabe672/
Rivabi671/
Ruvavi671/
Ruboobi622/
Ruweiba621/
Rowaiba621/
Rivabhai572,225/
Rouweiba572/
Rowaibaa571/
Rouweiby571/
Rivabhaiy531/
Rivaabhai531/
Ruvave509/

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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 Ruwabi
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