Rutwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Rutwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rutwa (22) may also be a first name.
Rutwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rutwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rutwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rutwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Rutwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rutwa is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Rutwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Rutwa reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rutwa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 22 people.
Rutwa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Rutwa is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 70 percent are found, Buhweju District, where 10 percent are found and Mukono District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Ghana, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Rutwa
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