Ruwei Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ruwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruwei (440) may also be a first name.
Ruwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruwei has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Ruwei live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Ruwei is also the 408,694th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 440 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 89 percent reside and Madang, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 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 Ruwei
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