Ruduwo Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruduwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruduwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ruduwo (16) may also be a first name.

Ruduwo Last Name Facts

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

Ruduwo is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruduwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruduwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruduwo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zimbabwe Ruduwo is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 31 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Ruduwo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudhuwo9230/
Ruduvo8376/
Rudubo8320/
Rudiwo831/
Rudhuvo7750/
Rudhubo771/
Roudouwa711/
Rudiwa671/
Riduwa671/
Ridhuwa622/
Rudoeva621/
Riduwah621/
Roudouba571/
Rudiva5075/
Ridivo502/
Ridiwa502/

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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 Ruduwo
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