Rugwete Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Rugwete Surname User-submission:
The surname Rugwete denotes a caring and hardworking hunter from the Shona tribe of the Moyo Clan and the Sinyoro genealogy of the Mugadzaweta family.
Rugwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 119 | 1:129,733 | 17,214 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rugwete Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Rugwete denotes a caring and hardworking hunter from the Shona tribe of the Moyo Clan and the Sinyoro genealogy of the Mugadzaweta family.
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Where Does The Last Name Rugwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rugwete occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rugwete.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugwete? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rugwete is the 1,649,806th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rugwete are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 129,733. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 49 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 39 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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