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
Roswe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roswe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roswe is the 617,057th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name Roswe is primarily found 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 commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 44 people.
The surname Roswe is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 124,140. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 99 percent live, Kajiado County, where 0 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya Roswe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Roswe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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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