Rugwiza Surname
Approximately 3,368 people bear this surname
Rugwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| Uganda | 103 | 1:379,022 | 24,191 |
| Tanzania | 83 | 1:637,851 | 38,732 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rugwiza (37) may also be a first name.
Rugwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rugwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rugwiza has its highest incidence in Rwanda. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rugwiza? popularity and diffusion
Rugwiza is the 133,798th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,163,761 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rugwiza reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname Rugwiza is most common in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Aside from Rwanda it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugwizza | 93 | 2 | / |
| Rukwiza | 86 | 44 | / |
| Rugwizo | 86 | 26 | / |
| Rugwisa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Rugwija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukweza | 71 | 1,496 | / |
| Rukuiza | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rugwiji | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rukwizi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rugwije | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rukwicha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rukwedza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rukweeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukwisad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukuhiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riqueza | 57 | 183 | / |
| Rukwesa | 57 | 62 | / |
| Rukuiža | 57 | 4 | / |
| Rukuizo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Rukwise | 57 | 3 | / |
| Rikwisa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Riquizo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rikweza | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ruguiso | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rukwijit | 53 | 19 | / |
| Rukweise | 53 | 10 | / |
| Rugvises | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rukwaise | 53 | 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 Rugwiza
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