Rutwe Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Rutwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Rutwe (32) may also be a first name.
Rutwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rutwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rutwe is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rutwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,551,568th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rutwe reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rutwe is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 32 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Burundi, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Rutwe
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