Rawayo Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rawayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1471:105,02214,642
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rawayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawayo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rawayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rawayo is the 1,380,086th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rawayo reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 105,022. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 54 percent live, Harare Province, where 39 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raway91632/
Rawahy83112/
Rawaya8347/
Rabayo839/
Rawiyo838/
Rawajy838/
Raaway837/
Ravayo835/
Rawaye833/
Rawajo832/
Rajway831/
Rewayo831/
Rawauy831/
Rajwayi7712/
Raswayi779/
Rawayeh776/
Rabhayo775/
Rawai73868/
Rabay73614/
Reway73213/
Rawaa73200/
Ravay73102/
Rawaj7398/
Rawea7310/
Rawey7310/
Rawau734/
Roway732/
Rawoi731/
Rawou731/
Réway731/
Rawuy730/
Rauchway7124/
Geeraway710/
Robayo6725,577/
Rabaya676,736/
Rovayo671,009/
Ravaiy67763/
Rabaye67757/
Rabuyo67514/
Rewayi67261/
Rowayi67189/
Rawija67154/
Rawiya67104/
Rowaye6787/
Rabiyo6751/
Ravaya6748/
Ravays6747/
Rabhay6746/
Raibay6746/
Ratvay6739/
Ravayi6729/
Rayboy6728/
Rawahu6722/
Raboyo6719/
Ravajy6716/
Rawojć6714/
Rawaji6712/
Rabayu6710/
Rahuay6710/
Rabajo679/
Robaay679/
Rawojt677/
Rawaju676/
Rawaie676/
Rowaya676/
Rawijo675/
Raybay675/
Rawuya675/
Rajuay675/
Rouway675/
Ravaio675/
Raweia674/
Rowway674/
Rawajh674/
Rajwai674/
Rawhey674/
Raweat673/
Rauwai673/
Raivay673/
Raabay673/
Rabaio673/
Rewaio673/
Rajwaj672/
Raiwai672/
Raweya672/
Rawiye672/
Ravahy672/
Rajwae671/
Ravayy671/
Rawaja671/
Rawoha671/
Rawoit671/
Rahwai671/
Ravaye671/
Revayo671/
Raabou671/
Raewai671/
Rooway671/
Rawaii671/
Roways671/
Rawaai671/
Rawooj671/
Rawawe671/
Rawaje671/
Rauwey671/
Hrawai671/

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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 Rawayo
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