Ruwah Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ruwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Ruwah (816) may also be a first name.

Ruwah Last Name Facts

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

Ruwah occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Ruwah are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 286,135th most widespread given name internationally, held by 816 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent reside and Kwale County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Ruwah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwaih915/
Ruwaha913/
Hruwah913/
Rauwah913/
Rhuwah911/
Rouwah911/
Rruwah911/
Ruwa8914,253/
Ruwaath836/
Ruwaidh831/
Ruwaych831/
Rouwath831/
Rouwa802,020/
Rauwa801,996/
Ruway80295/
Riwah80211/
Ruwai8062/
Ruhwa8042/
Ruwwa8013/
Ruuwa8011/
Ruwaa807/
Ruwau805/
Ruvah802/
Reuwa802/
Rhuwa801/
Ruwoh801/
Ruwha801/
Ruiwa801/
Ruivah7396/
Roubah7330/
Ruhwai7322/
Rouwat7321/
Rouwai7314/
Rauwat7311/
Rowaha736/
Rouway735/
Rauwai733/
Ruweih732/
Ruwait731/
Ruweat731/
Roowah731/
Ruwwad731/
Ruvaha731/
Rouywa731/
Rouwwa731/
Rouwaa731/
Rowaih731/
Ruuswa731/
Raubah731/
Ruba6711,319/
Riwa674,285/
Ruwo671,088/
Ruva67800/
Ruvaidh673/
Roubaha672/
Rouwaux672/
Rouhbah671/
Ruwaids671/
Rouwaid671/
Roubeah671/
Rauwaiz671/

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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 Ruwah
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