Ruwange Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ruwange Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwange Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ruwange (11) may also be a first name.

Ruwange Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruwange is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruwange click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwange? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Ruwange is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Ruwange live; 20 percent live in Southern Africa and 20 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ruwange is also the 3,487,849th most common forename in the world, borne by 11 people.

Ruwange is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Barring Kenya Ruwange occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 20 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwanga8641/
Rowange867/
Ruwangi864/
Ruwance861/
Ruvange861/
Rubange861/
Ruwanze861/
Ruwanje861/
Rubangie801/
Rouvanger75115/
Rubangi71604/
Ruwanza71249/
Riwangi7126/
Rowance7114/
Rowangi714/
Rubonge714/
Rivange713/
Ruvangi712/
Rowanga711/
Ruwanji711/
Ruwonga711/
Ruwansih67107/
Rowangga673/
Rubhangi671/
Ruvhenge671/
Rubang'i671/
Ruwanjith639/
Rowansi579/
Rubansi577/
Ruvanzi576/
Rowanza576/
Ruvanza574/
Ruvansi574/
Rivangi571/
Ruwonza571/
Rubeinse533/

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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 Ruwange
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