Ruwah Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Ruwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 110 | 1:419,817 | 22,966 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Ruwah (816) may also be a first name.
Ruwah Demographics
Ruwah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ruwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruwah is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 993,593rd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Ruwah live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ruwah is also the 286,135th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 816 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent reside and Kwale County, where 4 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Ruwah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwaih | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ruwaha | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hruwah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rauwah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rhuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rouwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rruwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ruwa | 89 | 14,253 | / |
| Ruwaath | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ruwaidh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaych | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rouwath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rouwa | 80 | 2,020 | / |
| Rauwa | 80 | 1,996 | / |
| Ruway | 80 | 295 | / |
| Riwah | 80 | 211 | / |
| Ruwai | 80 | 62 | / |
| Ruhwa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ruwwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ruuwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ruwaa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ruwau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ruvah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Reuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rhuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruivah | 73 | 96 | / |
| Roubah | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ruhwai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Rouwat | 73 | 21 | / |
| Rouwai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Rauwat | 73 | 11 | / |
| Rowaha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rouway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rauwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ruweih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ruwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruweat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruwwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruvaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rowaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raubah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruba | 67 | 11,319 | / |
| Riwa | 67 | 4,285 | / |
| Ruwo | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Ruva | 67 | 800 | / |
| Ruvaidh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roubaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouwaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouhbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roubeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauwaiz | 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 Ruwah
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