Ruguwa Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruguwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ruguwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2321:66,5449,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ruguwa (28) may also be a first name.

Ruguwa Last Name Facts

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

Ruguwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruguwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,058,336th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruguwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 66,544. In Zimbabwe Ruguwa is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 57 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Ruguwa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruguva83409/
Ruguwo832/
Ruguuba771/
Rugube67538/
Rugowo67152/
Roguwe6720/
Rugowi679/
Rigiwa674/
Rugowe672/
Rogoway62113/
Rugoeva6229/
Rugubhe6218/
Runguvo621/
Raugube621/
Rigiway620/
Rogowy5039/
Rigiva501/
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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 Ruguwa
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