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 last name Ruwiah is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwiah? popularity and diffusion

Ruwiah is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Ruwiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ruwiah are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruwiah is also the 696,764th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 172 people.

The last name Ruwiah is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 8,816,613. In Indonesia it is most common in: Lampung, where 53 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 47 percent reside. Beside Indonesia Ruwiah is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

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
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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 Ruwiah
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