Ruware Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ruware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruware is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruware? popularity and diffusion

Ruware is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruware reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 91 percent are found, Harare Province, where 5 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauware921/
Ruwar914/
Ruwajere861/
Ruhwaire861/
Ruchware861/
Ruwayare861/
Rubare83198/
Ruvare8333/
Ruwara8314/
Rauwar8310/
Ruwari836/
Ruwore831/
Reuwar831/
Roware831/
Ruwaar831/
Ruwere831/
Ruwaard77163/
Rubaire7722/
Rujwara777/
Rubaare777/
Rooware771/
Rahuwar771/
Ruwaira771/
Ruhwire771/
Reuwari771/
Reubare770/
Roubare770/
Rubar73100/
Ruvar737/
Rowar731/
Ruwayari71252/
Rouvaret7111/
Ruhweire716/
Ruwayeri712/
Ruwayuri712/
Ruvajire711/
Rouvaire711/
Ruubhare711/
Hrubar67152/
Ruvere67112/
Ruibar6764/
Ruvire6759/
Riwari6749/
Rivare6738/
Ruvari6719/
Raubar6719/
Ruvara6715/
Rubary6712/
Rowari677/
Rubari676/
Riwary675/
Reubar675/
Rubair674/
Ruisuarez673/
Rujbar672/
Roubar671/
Ruvard671/
Rouvar671/
Rowore671/
Rubaar671/
Ruivar671/
Rowarr671/
Rowary671/
Ruvair671/
Ruweri671/
Rushwarth671/
Riwere671/
Rauvar671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ruware
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis