Ruwane Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ruwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
Ruwane (10) may also be a first name.
Ruwane Demographics
Ruwane Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ruwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruwane is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruwane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruwane is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Ruwane is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ruwane are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 85 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Ruwane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Ruwane
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