Rubva Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rubva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rubva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubva is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rubva is the 1,409,418th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rubva are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 100,904. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 58 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubba80588/
Ruvva80513/
Rubua8021/
Rubwa8020/
Ruvwa8016/
Rubbat734/
Rubbas732/
Rubbai731/
Hribva731/
Ruibvo731/
Rubwaya6713/
Roubbai671/

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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 Rubva
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