Ruwani Surname
Approximately 851 people bear this surname
Ruwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Zimbabwe | 153 | 1:100,904 | 14,195 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruwani (16,491) may also be a first name.
Ruwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruwani is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwani? popularity and diffusion
Ruwani is the 410,325th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,563,509 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Ruwani are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 43,467th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 16,491 people.
Ruwani is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Excluding Sri Lanka it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwahni | 92 | 12 | / |
| Rauwani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rouwani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Reuwani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaniy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruwanhi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaini | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruchwani | 86 | 12 | / |
| Rouwaini | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ruwanith | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruwana | 83 | 121 | / |
| Ruvani | 83 | 87 | / |
| Ruwane | 83 | 47 | / |
| Rouywaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rouwane | 77 | 431 | / |
| Rauwane | 77 | 260 | / |
| Rouwana | 77 | 84 | / |
| Rubanyi | 77 | 73 | / |
| Ruwaina | 77 | 62 | / |
| Rauwana | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ruhbani | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rubanei | 77 | 12 | / |
| Rowanai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ruwaine | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ruvangi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rubahni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwayne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruvanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rubanni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruvhani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruhwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwanje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruvvani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rusvanhi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rouvaini | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ruvanich | 71 | 4 | / |
| Roubaini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rouwaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rouweini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rushwany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwona | 67 | 610 | / |
| Rubane | 67 | 152 | / |
| Ruvane | 67 | 54 | / |
| Rowane | 67 | 48 | / |
| Rowana | 67 | 44 | / |
| Rubany | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ruvana | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rousvanis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ruchvaani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ruwani
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