Ruvuza Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ruvuza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ruvuza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruvuza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruvuza is found most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruvuza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ruvuza is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ruvuza are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ruvuza is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 62 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 31 percent are found and Ntungamo District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 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
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- 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 Ruvuza
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