Ruwanda Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Ruwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 86 | 1:1,537,781 | 102,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ruwanda (135) may also be a first name.
Ruwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruwanda occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwanda? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Ruwanda is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Ruwanda are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 797,647th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 135 people.
The last name Ruwanda is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 1,537,781. In Indonesia Ruwanda is most frequent in: East Java, where 27 percent live, North Sumatra, where 23 percent live and Central Java, where 20 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 48 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhwanda | 93 | 8 | / |
| Ruwaindah | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ruvanda | 86 | 264 | / |
| Rubanda | 86 | 147 | / |
| Ruwandi | 86 | 127 | / |
| Rowanda | 86 | 62 | / |
| Riwanda | 86 | 57 | / |
| Ruwando | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ruwande | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ruhwandi | 80 | 32 | / |
| Rubhanda | 80 | 7 | / |
| Rubaanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruhwande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruwandhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruchwandi | 75 | 53 | / |
| Russwandi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ruswandis | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rubandi | 71 | 300 | / |
| Ruvando | 71 | 288 | / |
| Rowandi | 71 | 230 | / |
| Rivanda | 71 | 123 | / |
| Ruwonde | 71 | 86 | / |
| Rubando | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ruvande | 71 | 39 | / |
| Rubonda | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rubande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ruwondo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ruwondi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruvonda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruvhande | 67 | 40 | / |
| Rivandha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rusvandi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rubhandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubhande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raubandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roubandeh | 63 | 14 | / |
| Ruvahandi | 63 | 10 | / |
| Roehwandi | 63 | 7 | / |
| Rubondo | 57 | 769 | / |
| Rubonde | 57 | 181 | / |
| Rivando | 57 | 150 | / |
| Rivenda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ruvondyo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ruboondo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rubhonde | 53 | 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 Ruwanda
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