Ruwia Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Ruwia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ruwia (163) may also be a first name.
Ruwia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruwia occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ruwia reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruwia is also the 717,791st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 163 people.
The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 63 percent are found and North Maluku, where 37 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Taiwan, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwiah | 91 | 16 | / |
| Ruiwia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaiya | 83 | 26 | / |
| Rubia | 80 | 17,285 | / |
| Ruvia | 80 | 29 | / |
| Riwia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rowia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruwaiyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roubia | 73 | 69 | / |
| Raubia | 73 | 43 | / |
| Rauvia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ruviea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rubija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ruweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rubiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rowiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruvija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouvia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reubia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rubaiya | 67 | 1,817 | / |
| Ruboija | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rubeiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ruwayya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruvaiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hroubia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhubiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roubhia | 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 Ruwia
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