Rusigwa Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rusigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rusigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rusigwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rusigwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rusigwa? popularity and diffusion

Rusigwa is the 1,581,912th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rusigwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 94 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Rusigwa exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhushingwa821/
Rushengwa7514/
Rushingwe751/
Rusekwa7113/
Rugegwa715/
Ruzegwe5712/
Rosigue578/
Rusique571/
Rusegue570/
Rizaigua531/
Russegue530/
Ruchisqui501/

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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 Rusigwa
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