Ruwis Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ruwis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Ruwis (47) may also be a first name.
Ruwis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruwis occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwis? popularity and diffusion
Ruwis is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Ruwis reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ruwis is also the 1,467,136th most common forename at a global level, borne by 47 people.
Ruwis is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Ruwis is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside and Sarawak, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwish | 91 | 436 | / |
| Ruwais | 91 | 56 | / |
| Ruwise | 91 | 4 | / |
| Rauwis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ruwisch | 83 | 127 | / |
| Ruwaids | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruswise | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rubis | 80 | 5,561 | / |
| Rowis | 80 | 12 | / |
| Riwis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ruvis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ruwes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Riwish | 73 | 671 | / |
| Rubeis | 73 | 360 | / |
| Rowies | 73 | 249 | / |
| Rubish | 73 | 196 | / |
| Rubisz | 73 | 149 | / |
| Rubais | 73 | 59 | / |
| Ruibys | 73 | 50 | / |
| Roubis | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ruvais | 73 | 26 | / |
| Rouvis | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ruives | 73 | 13 | / |
| Rowais | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ruvise | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ruvios | 73 | 5 | / |
| Roweis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ruwaiz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ruvish | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reuvis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hrubis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruibis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruybis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruvies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruwees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruubis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruhbis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rubois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raubis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rubisch | 67 | 265 | / |
| Ruwitch | 67 | 72 | / |
| Reubish | 67 | 47 | / |
| Rowaish | 67 | 11 | / |
| Roubiës | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rauwaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubaish | 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 Ruwis
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