Ruukwa Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Ruukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukwa | 91 | 100 | / |
| Rukwaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rukua | 73 | 365 | / |
| Rukwi | 73 | 122 | / |
| Rugwa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Rikwa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Rokwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rucwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rugua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruhkwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rickwa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Rukwes | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ruqhwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Raukwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ruquay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruguau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rougua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rugkua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rukkua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Roukwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rokwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rukuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruhkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruquea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruquat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rückwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rikway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruhqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruguea | 67 | 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
- 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 Ruukwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis