Ruvayi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruvayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruvayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Ruvayi (142) may also be a first name.

Ruvayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruvayi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruvayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruvayi is the 3,323,005th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ruvayi live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most widespread forename internationally, held by 142 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe Ruvayi is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 31 percent live and Midlands Province, where 28 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Ruvayi is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruvhayi928/
Rusvayi921/
Ruvai9179/
Ruvay911/
Rusvai83288/
Rusvay8352/
Ruvhai8327/
Ruvais8326/
Ruvaid8319/
Ruvaji8315/
Ruvajy8310/
Ruwayi833/
Ruvayo831/
Ruvaye831/
Ruvaya831/
Ruvaiz831/
Ruvhayo7761/
Rusvaya7718/
Ruswayi775/
Rauvaji773/
Ruvaidh773/
Reuveyi771/
Rouvait771/
Ruvayos771/
Ruhwayi771/
Ruvhaye771/
Ruvhaya771/
Rubai732,703/
Rubay73350/
Ruway73295/
Ruwai7362/
Ruvie738/
Ruvea735/
Ruvij733/
Ruvaj732/
Ruvey731/
Ruvui731/
Rubaya672,712/
Roubai67826/
Ruwaii67358/
Rowayi67189/
Rubaye67140/
Rubaie67129/
Ruwaya67121/
Rubayo6794/
Ruwaji6775/
Rubaji6753/
Ruhwai6722/
Ruvoya6722/
Rubaai6718/
Rouwai6714/
Rubaij6712/
Ruviya6711/
Rubajy6711/
Rouvie6710/
Rubaia679/
Ruibay678/
Rubhai677/
Roubay676/
Ruvuyo676/
Rubaiu675/
Rouway675/
Ruwaih675/
Rouvoy674/
Ruviye674/
Rubuyi674/
Rouvea673/
Ruwaye673/
Ruvaja673/
Rauwai673/
Ruveya672/
Ruwaie672/
Ruviyo671/
Ruvajo671/
Ruvija671/
Ruvuye671/
Ruvoyo671/
Roovai671/
Rubaio671/
Rouvey671/
Rauvei671/
Reuvei671/
Ruwait671/
Ruwaia671/
Ruivoa671/
Ruvije671/

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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 Ruvayi
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