Rowayi Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Rowayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 179 | 1:86,247 | 12,510 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Rowayi (422) may also be a first name.
Rowayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rowayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rowayi is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rowayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rowayi is the 1,231,034th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Rowayi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rowayi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rowayi is also the 418,267th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 422 people.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 86,247. In Zimbabwe Rowayi is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 30 percent live, Midlands Province, where 26 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Rowayi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
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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 Rowayi
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