Ruwia Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ruwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 surname Ruwia is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is primarily 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 common first name on earth. It is borne by 163 people.

Ruwia is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is most common in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 63 percent live and North Maluku, where 37 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Ruwia occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Taiwan, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwiah9116/
Ruiwia911/
Ruwaiya8326/
Rubia8017,285/
Ruvia8029/
Riwia804/
Rowia802/
Ruwaiyah771/
Roubia7369/
Raubia7343/
Rauvia7311/
Ruviea734/
Rubija733/
Ruweha731/
Rubiha731/
Rowiha731/
Ruvija731/
Rouvia731/
Reubia730/
Rubaiya671,817/
Ruboija6715/
Rubeiya6712/
Ruwayya679/
Ruvaiya672/
Hroubia671/
Rubaija671/
Rhubiha671/
Roubhia671/

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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 Ruwia
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