Rujweka Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Rujweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Rujweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rujweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rujweka is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rujweka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rujweka is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Rujweka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Rujweka live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Rujweka is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 25 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Rujweka
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