Rusekwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rusekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rusekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Rusekwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rusekwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rusekwa is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rusekwa live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 82 percent reside, Harare Province, where 9 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushengwa7514/
Rusigwa71129/
Rugegwa715/
Rhushingwa591/
Ruzegwe5712/
Rusique571/
Rosequa570/
Rusegue570/
Russeque530/
Russegue530/
Ruchisque501/
Rushingwe501/

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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 Rusekwa
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