Ruwane Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

Ruwane (10) may also be a first name.

Ruwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruwane is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ruwane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwane? popularity and diffusion

Ruwane is the 2,843,861st most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs mostly 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. Ruwane is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 10 people.

Ruwane is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe Ruwane is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 85 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Ruwane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouwane92431/
Rauwane92260/
Ruwaine926/
Ruwanje921/
Ruwayne921/
Ruwan9112,946/
Ruwani83851/
Rubane83152/
Ruwana83121/
Ruvane8354/
Rowane8348/
Rauwan8340/
Riwane8313/
Ruhwan836/
Rujwan834/
Ruwand834/
Ruwean833/
Ruwaan831/
Ruwaun831/
Ruwine830/
Rhubane77855/
Rubaine77129/
Rouwana7784/
Ruwaina7762/
Rauwana7729/
Reuwand7718/
Ruwahni7712/
Rubanei7712/
Raubane779/
Rubanee777/
Roubane775/
Rujwaan773/
Rauwani772/
Rouwang772/
Ruwaini771/
Ruwanhi771/
Ruwaniy771/
Ruwanth771/
Ruhwana771/
Reuwani771/
Riwaine771/
Rouwani771/
Ruvange771/
Rowan7341,759/
Ruban7339,794/
Ruvan7328/
Ruwam731/
Rubiyane7123/
Ruwiyani7117/
Ruchwani7112/
Roubaine719/
Rouwaini718/
Ruwayani714/
Rubayine711/
Rowhaneh711/
Rouwaina711/
Ruvanets711/
Rouhbane711/
Rushwany711/
Ruthuane711/
Ruwanith711/
Rouvan673,178/
Rubain67967/
Hruban67682/
Ruwona67610/
Rowaan67200/
Rouvanesh6793/
Ruvani6787/
Rowean6769/
Rubean6755/
Reuban6748/
Rowana6744/
Ruwahyuni6728/
Ruiban6728/
Rubhan6726/
Rowhan6724/
Rouban6721/
Rubahn6718/
Rubany6716/
Ruvana6714/
Ruvang6714/
Rivane678/
Rutvan678/
Rubaan677/
Rubone677/
Rujvan675/
Ruvain674/
Rowain674/
Rowann673/
Rauwon673/
Reuvan672/
Rauvan672/
Ruyuan672/
Rusvan671/
Ruhvan671/
Rubhojane671/
Rauchwang671/
Roouan671/
Rouywaini671/
Ruvaan671/
Ruwaim671/
Ruvene671/
Ruvine671/
Rujban671/
Ruivan671/
Rusuan671/
Rhuban671/
Rauban670/
Roowan670/

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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 Ruwane
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