Ruhwaya Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruhwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruhwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3361:45,9477,059
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Ruhwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruhwaya is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ruhwaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhwaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 821,713th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. Ruhwaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruhwaya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 45,947. In Zimbabwe Ruhwaya is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 62 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhuhwaya9322/
Ruhwayat9313/
Ruwaya92121/
Ruwayha865/
Ruwayah865/
Ruhwayi861/
Ruwhaya861/
Ruvhaya861/
Ruway83295/
Ruwaa837/
Rauchway8024/
Ruchwayo801/
Rushwiya801/
Rujwahya801/
Rubaya772,712/
Ruwuya77146/
Riwaya7722/
Ruhwai7722/
Ruwoya7717/
Rowaya776/
Rouway775/
Ruwaye773/
Ruwaha773/
Ruwayi773/
Ruwaia771/
Rouwaa771/
Ruvaya771/
Ruwa7314,253/
Ruwy731/
Ruwiyah71231/
Rouwaye7165/
Ruvhayo7161/
Ruwahyu7124/
Rusvaya7118/
Riwayah7113/
Hruwiya7113/
Ruvheya719/
Ruvhayi718/
Ruswayi715/
Rubhiya715/
Ruwahyo714/
Ruiwiya711/
Ruwayeh711/
Roubaya711/
Rouwayé711/
Ruwaych711/
Ruvhaye711/
Rouwa672,020/
Rauwa671,996/
Rubay67350/
Ruwai6762/
Ruwwa6713/
Ruwau675/
Ruhby675/
Rowaa673/
Ruchuiya672/
Roway672/
Reuwa672/
Ruvay671/
Rhuwa671/
Ruwha671/
Ruiwa671/

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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 Ruhwaya
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