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

Ruhwaya is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruhwaya? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 45,947. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 62 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Ruhwaya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Ruhwaya
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