Rugwiro Surname
Approximately 3,125 people bear this surname
Rugwiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rugwiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugwiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rugwiro occurs most in Rwanda. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugwiro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 142,402nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,332,015 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugwiro reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Not including Rwanda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rungwiroj | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rugwira | 86 | 41 | / |
| Rukwiro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rugueiro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rungviroj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rukwira | 71 | 81 | / |
| Ruguero | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rugwera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riqueiro | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rugguero | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouqueiro | 63 | 29 | / |
| Rungweera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Raungwera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ruqquiero | 63 | 1 | / |
| Riquero | 57 | 1,847 | / |
| Riquira | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rukwera | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rucwera | 57 | 1 | / |
| Riqueira | 53 | 69 | / |
| Rokuhira | 53 | 2 | / |
| Rucweera | 53 | 1 | / |
| Riquiera | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rouqueira | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Rugwiro
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