Rubwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Rubwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Rubwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rubwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rubwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rubwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Rubwa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Rubwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Rubwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Rubwa is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 47 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Rubwa
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