Ruruwe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ruruwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruruwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Ruruwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruruwe is found most in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruruwe? popularity and diffusion

Ruruwe is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Ruruwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ruruwe are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Ruruwe is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 35 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Venezuela, where 4 percent reside.

Ruruwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ruruwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.75% less than the national average, earning R 88,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ruwero671/
Rurieh671/
Ruriye671/
Ruruai671/
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Rawuru671/
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Rauere671/
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Rhuwer670/
Riruwai6242/
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Rourouvi578/
Reurivie571/
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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 Ruruwe
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