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
Ruwia is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Ruwia occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 163 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia Ruwia is primarily found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 63 percent reside and North Maluku, where 37 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Taiwan, where 10 percent reside.
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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