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
The surname Ruwei occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ruwei.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruwei is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Ruwei is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Ruwei live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 408,694th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 440 people.
Ruwei is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 89 percent live and Madang, where 11 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Ruwei is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
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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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