Ruvanda Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruvanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruvanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1641:94,13613,392
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ruvanda (16) may also be a first name.

Ruvanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruvanda occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruvanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. Ruvanda is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruvanda are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 94,136. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Ruvanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruvando86288/
Ruwanda86174/
Rubanda86147/
Rivanda86123/
Ruvande8639/
Ruvonda861/
Ruvhande8040/
Rivandha8027/
Rusvandi8014/
Ruhwanda808/
Rubhanda807/
Rubaanda801/
Ruvahandi7510/
Ruwaindah759/
Rubatinda751/
Rubandi71300/
Rivando71150/
Ruwandi71127/
Rowanda7162/
Riwanda7157/
Rubando7141/
Rubonda7117/
Ruwando7110/
Rubande719/
Ruwande714/
Rivenda711/
Ruhwandi6732/
Rubhande671/
Ruvondyo671/
Ruwandhi671/
Raubandi671/
Rubhandi671/
Ruhwande671/
Ruchwandi6353/
Russwandi6321/
Roubandeh6314/
Ruswandis636/
Rubondo57769/
Rowandi57230/
Rubonde57181/
Ruwonde5786/
Ruwondo579/
Rivendo571/
Ruwondi571/
Robando571/
Ruboondo531/
Rubhonde531/
Roehwandi507/

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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 Ruvanda
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