Remwa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Remwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Remwa (84) may also be a first name.
Remwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Remwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Remwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Remwa? popularity and diffusion
Remwa is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Remwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Remwa is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 84 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 79 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riemwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Remway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Remba | 80 | 1,174 | / |
| Ramwa | 80 | 297 | / |
| Renwa | 80 | 261 | / |
| Romwa | 80 | 183 | / |
| Remua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rimwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Remwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rembau | 73 | 21 | / |
| Renwaz | 73 | 11 | / |
| Rhemba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Rembea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rembai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Renwad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Reymua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ramwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Remuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Renway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ruenwai | 67 | 226 | / |
| Reimbau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Reimbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reambau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rmva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruenwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rahamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rmba | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Remwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis