Rukwavu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Rukwavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Rukwavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rukwavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rukwavu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rukwavu.
How Common Is The Last Name Rukwavu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rukwavu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Rukwavu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukwava | 86 | 638 | / |
| Rukwabu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rukwavo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukavhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rukav | 83 | 164 | / |
| Rukwavhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rukave | 77 | 90 | / |
| Rukavo | 77 | 65 | / |
| Rukavi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Rukava | 77 | 10 | / |
| Rukaev | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruckav | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukv | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rkvu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reukauf | 71 | 486 | / |
| Ruckauf | 71 | 78 | / |
| Rukavva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rukkava | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rukhava | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rukaeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruekauf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ryukaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukhaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukwafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rugwave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukavia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rukkavva | 67 | 340 | / |
| Rukov | 67 | 294 | / |
| Rakav | 67 | 132 | / |
| Rekav | 67 | 87 | / |
| Reukauff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rkava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rukayofu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rukev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rugav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruckauff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukkhaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ryukaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugayavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakhavhu | 67 | 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
- 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 Rukwavu
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