Ruwi Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ruwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Oman61:614,6626,082
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ruwi (2,380) may also be a first name.

Ruwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruwi (Hindi: रूवी) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Ruwi is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Ruwi are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 152,218th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 2,380 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 958,327. In Indonesia Ruwi is primarily found in: West Java, where 63 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 19 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwai8962/
Ruwei8913/
Ruwid898/
Rauwi893/
Rouwi892/
Ruwoi891/
Rouwit8025/
Ruhwai8022/
Rouwai8014/
Ruwaih805/
Rauwai803/
Ruiwei802/
Ruweih802/
Ruwitt801/
Ruwait801/
Rubi7540,986/
Ruwa7514,253/
Rowi752,038/
Ruwe751,940/
Ruvi75952/
Riwi75327/
Ruwy751/
Ruwisch73127/
Ruwaidh731/
Rouwaid731/
Ruwaids731/
Rauwaiz731/
Rubai672,703/
Rouwa672,020/
Rauwa671,996/
Roubi671,605/
Ruwej671,334/
Ruvio67808/
Rubei67629/
Hrubi67472/
Ruway67295/
Reubi67239/
Rauwe67218/
Rusvi67203/
Ruwwe67177/
Rhiwi67138/
Rowie67128/
Rubui67124/
Ruiva67102/
Raubi6782/
Ruvai6779/
Rowai6768/
Riwai6762/
Rouwe6739/
Riwhi6732/
Reuswich6724/
Rhowi6721/
Rusui6721/
Rouvi6717/
Rubhi6717/
Ruwwa6713/
Rouwé6712/
Rubih678/
Ruvie678/
Riwei677/
Ruwaa677/
Riwoi677/
Rujvi677/
Rowei677/
Rutvi676/
Ruibi675/
Rowhi675/
Ruive675/
Ruevi675/
Rubyi675/
Rubij674/
Ruvis674/
Hruvi674/
Rauvi673/
Ruibe673/
Ruvij673/
Reuwa672/
Rauwé671/
Ruweu671/
Reuvi671/
Rhuwa671/
Ruwha671/
Ruiwa671/
Rihwi671/
Ruiwe671/
Ruhvi671/
Ruwee671/
Reuwe671/
Ruvit671/
Ruvui671/
Ruviz671/
Rihui671/
Rujui671/
Ruvid671/
Ruewe670/

Ruwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruwi in the Hindi language
रूवीruvi-

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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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  • 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 Ruwi
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