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The baby name Rizwan is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RIZ-wahn.

Rizwan is Arabic, Urdu in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Arabic, Urdu
Pronunciation: RIZ-wahn

What is the meaning of the name Rizwan ?

The baby name Rizwan is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RIZ-wahn.

Rizwan is Arabic, Urdu in Origin.

The earliest attested form is Arabic Riḍwān (رضوان), represented in Urdu and South Asian romanization as Rizwan. It rests on the Semitic root r-ḍ-y/r-ḍ-w, associated with being pleased, satisfied, or accepting. Morphologically it is a verbal noun on the Arabic fiʿlān pattern, with the literal sense approval, satisfaction, or good pleasure, especially divine favor. In the Qur’an, riḍwān occurs as a common noun for God’s good pleasure.

As a given name it spread with Islamic Arabic vocabulary, especially in Persianate and Urdu-speaking societies, where Romanization often writes Arabic ḍ as z. Later Islamic tradition names Riḍwān as the angelic keeper of Paradise, an association that strengthened its devotional use. Ridwan is the closer scholarly transliteration; Rezwan appears in Persian and Bengali contexts, Rıdvan in Turkish, and Redouane in Maghrebi French. U.S. records show rare, predominantly male use since the 1970s.

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Famous people with the name Rizwan

Rizwan Manji Actor · Born 1974 · Canada Rizwan Manji is a Canadian actor and comedian best known for playing Ray Butani on Schitt's Creek. He has also appeared as Rajiv Gidwani in Outsourced, Tick Pickwick in The Magicians, and Jamil in Peacemaker.

Rizwan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2016 #1 760
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
SA Boys 0 #62 16,613 28,008
IN 0 #67 5 2,963
AF 0 #69 8 1,883
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
OM 0 #80 37 6,215
QA 0 #83 18 7,011
AE Boys 0 #85 4,934 22,615
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
KW 0 #102 15 5,216
OM Boys 0 #106 2,554 17,948
AE 0 #110 68 10,220
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
BN Boys 0 #116 18 6,332
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
GR 0 #130 6 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
GR Boys 0 #138 144 6,912
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
SA 0 #143 162 10,560
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
KW Boys 0 #158 1,173 18,755
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
QA Boys 0 #165 930 18,093
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
IN Boys 0 #206 2,046 16,750
BH 0 #213 423 17,937
BD 0 #214 14 5,992
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AF Boys 0 #230 41 3,535
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
JP Boys 0 #277 21 7,909
SG 0 #277 6 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
CN Boys 0 #300 20 9,639
QA Girls 0 #300 17 15,378
DK Boys 0 #302 24 7,401
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
Canada Boys 2023 #305 5 2,601
MY 0 #317 14 12,352
Finland Boys 0 #322 106 2,041
OM Girls 0 #332 65 15,987
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
JO Boys 0 #357 21 7,057
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #361 9 8,477
PT Boys 0 #375 7 7,951
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
BD Boys 0 #400 189 10,045
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
SD Boys 0 #420 26 10,523
Spain 0 #443 10 2,326
AE Girls 0 #445 109 20,968
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
KW Girls 0 #473 43 19,177
RU Boys 0 #496 10 12,621
HK Boys 0 #500 28 12,905
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
SA Girls 0 #509 462 25,931
LY 0 #512 24 12,703
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
MY Boys 0 #526 719 25,439
IR Boys 0 #533 20 10,162
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
IN Girls 0 #570 62 13,121
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
IQ Boys 0 #638 30 13,071
SG Boys 0 #649 49 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #677 6 3,552
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
IT 0 #704 11 4,183
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
Spain Boys 0 #768 164 5,610
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #870 23 7,044
EG Boys 0 #877 10 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #908 45 5,697
NL Boys 0 #919 33 5,873
MY Girls 0 #972 23 24,821
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
ZA Boys 0 #1,007 172 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,075 405 10,046
TR 0 #1,077 135 19,440
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928

Rizwan is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
France
Scotland, United Kingdom
Sweden

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People also ask about Rizwan

Rizwan is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Rizwan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced RIZ-wahn.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ridwan, Rezwan, Ridhwan, Redwan, Redouane and Rıdvan.
Yes, very popular — Rizwan ranked #1 in Ireland in 2016, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Rizwan ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2016).
Yes — 1 notable people named Rizwan are in our database, including Rizwan Manji (Actor).