Rushwaya Surname
Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname
Rushwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,298 | 1:11,894 | 1,562 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Rushwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rushwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rushwaya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Rushwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rushwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rushwaya is the 287,894th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,467,026 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rushwaya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,298 people, or 1 in 11,894. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 31 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 30 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruswaya | 93 | 56 | / |
| Rushway | 93 | 0 | / |
| Rushwiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Riswaya | 80 | 346 | / |
| Rusvaya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Roswaya | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ruswayi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rushbay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ruswiyah | 75 | 73 | / |
| Rauchway | 75 | 24 | / |
| Rischway | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ruchwayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rusvay | 71 | 52 | / |
| Rosway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rossway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ruswoyo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ruswaji | 67 | 19 | / |
| Risvaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rusvayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riswayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhuzwayo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ruchuiya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ruschweih | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rusvai | 57 | 288 | / |
| Riswai | 57 | 9 | / |
| Risvay | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rusbey | 57 | 1 | / |
| Riswoyo | 53 | 116 | / |
| Ruesuea | 53 | 34 | / |
| Rosuiya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Risuiya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rutsvai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rossuhai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Rischuay | 50 | 1 | / |
| Rhuzuayo | 50 | 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
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- 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 Rushwaya
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