Ruwaid Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Ruwaid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwaid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2841:93,0475,806
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Ruwaid (899) may also be a first name.

Ruwaid Last Name Facts

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

Ruwaid (Hindi: रूवैद, Marathi: रुवैद) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruwaid click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwaid? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruwaid is the 597,433rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname Ruwaid is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ruwaid reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Ruwaid is also the 270,832nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 899 people.

Ruwaid is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 93,047. In Yemen Ruwaid is mostly found in: Ibb Governorate, where 54 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 38 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 43 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwaids921/
Rouwaid921/
Ruwaidh921/
Ruwid918/
Ruwad911/
Rubaid8337/
Rowaid8319/
Ruvaid8319/
Ruwait831/
Ruwwad831/
Ruvaidh773/
Rowad73599/
Rubid7368/
Ruwat7348/
Ruwit7332/
Riwad7322/
Rubad7320/
Ruwed7317/
Riwid737/
Ruvad732/
Rowid731/
Ruvid731/
Rubaud67316/
Rouwit6725/
Rouwat6721/
Rauwat6711/
Ruivad678/
Ruwate676/
Rusvid673/
Rowait672/
Roubad671/
Rowwad671/
Rubeid671/
Rowaad671/
Rubait671/
Ruweat671/
Rivaid671/
Rubhad671/
Ruwitt671/
Ruibid671/

Ruwaid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruwaid in the Hindi language
रूवैदruvaida-
Ruwaid in the Marathi language
रुवैदruvaida-

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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
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  • 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 Ruwaid
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