Ruwanga Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Ruwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ruwanga (807) may also be a first name.
Ruwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruwanga is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ruwanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ruwanga reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ruwanga is also the 287,835th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 807 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 67 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruswangga | 88 | 15 | / |
| Rubanga | 86 | 1,584 | / |
| Ruvanga | 86 | 13 | / |
| Riwanga | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ruwange | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ruwangi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rowanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruwonga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riwangga | 80 | 277 | / |
| Rowangga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rubangi | 71 | 604 | / |
| Rubango | 71 | 212 | / |
| Ruvenga | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ruvango | 71 | 24 | / |
| Rivanga | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rowange | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rowangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ruvangi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rubange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rubonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruvange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rivangga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rubangie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubang'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubhango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubhangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouvanger | 63 | 115 | / |
| Ruvengo | 57 | 1,796 | / |
| Rubonge | 57 | 4 | / |
| Rubongo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rivenga | 57 | 2 | / |
| Riwongo | 57 | 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 Ruwanga
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