Ruwiah Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ruwiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ruwiah (172) may also be a first name.

Ruwiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruwiah is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ruwiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Ruwiah is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ruwiah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruwiah is also the 696,764th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 172 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 8,816,613. In Indonesia it is most common in: Lampung, where 53 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 47 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwia9141/
Ruwaiyah861/
Ruiwia831/
Ruwaiya7726/
Rubia7317,285/
Ruvia7329/
Riwia734/
Rowia732/
Roubiahy711/
Roubia6769/
Raubia6743/
Rauvia6711/
Rubiho675/
Ruviea674/
Rubija673/
Rubiha671/
Ruweha671/
Rowiha671/
Ruvija671/
Rouvia671/
Reubia670/

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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 Ruwiah
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