Ruwhiu Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Ruwhiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Ruwhiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwhiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruwhiu is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwhiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruwhiu is the 1,290,735th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Ruwhiu live; 98 percent live in Australasia and 98 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Ruwhiu is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 31,016. In New Zealand Ruwhiu is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 31 percent reside, Waikato Region, where 16 percent reside and Northland Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including New Zealand Ruwhiu occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 1 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
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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 Ruwhiu
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