Rulwan Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Rulwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Rulwan (136) may also be a first name.
Rulwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rulwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rulwan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rulwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rulwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rulwan is the 1,683,218th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rulwan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 794,286th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 136 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 44 percent reside, Kaduna, where 29 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 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 Rulwan
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