Roswe Surname
Approximately 499 people bear this surname
Roswe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 372 | 1:124,140 | 10,325 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Roswe (44) may also be a first name.
Roswe Demographics
Roswe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Roswe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roswe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roswe occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Roswe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roswe is the 617,057th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. Roswe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Roswe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 44 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 124,140. In Kenya Roswe is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 99 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 0 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Roswe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rouswe | 91 | 6 | / |
| Roswei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rosw | 89 | 79 | / |
| Roswech | 83 | 28 | / |
| Roswest | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rossw | 80 | 63 | / |
| Raswe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Rosbe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Roswi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Rosue | 80 | 10 | / |
| Roswa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Roswd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rosve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roswy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rosswess | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rosswest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roosve | 73 | 47 | / |
| Rasweu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Roosue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Roossw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Roshwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rhoswa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rosuer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Roszwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rosswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rodswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rosway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rosver | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rosvie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reswhe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rossway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Roosvee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Roosbey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rotsuea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rochwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosveas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Roswe
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