Ruwase Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ruwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ruwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruwase is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwase? popularity and diffusion
Ruwase is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Ruwase occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ruwase live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ruwase is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Ruwase is most numerous in: Lagos, where 62 percent are found, Ogun, where 8 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwashe | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ruwaze | 83 | 120 | / |
| Ruwace | 83 | 65 | / |
| Ruwais | 83 | 56 | / |
| Riwase | 83 | 18 | / |
| Rubase | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ruwasa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ruwaje | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ruwasi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ruwise | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ruwage | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaished | 80 | 362 | / |
| Rowasie | 77 | 60 | / |
| Ruwasih | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ruwache | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ruvashe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ruwashi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rubashe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rouwaje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruvaise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauwasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rouwage | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruuwasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauwasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaids | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauwgas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rubas | 73 | 2,487 | / |
| Rowas | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ruvas | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ruwatsih | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rouwassi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rouvaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rauwasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rouvas | 67 | 465 | / |
| Rubash | 67 | 319 | / |
| Ruwaza | 67 | 181 | / |
| Hrubas | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ruwaji | 67 | 75 | / |
| Rubais | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ruwijasih | 67 | 40 | / |
| Rubasi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Roubas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ruvais | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rubasz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ruubas | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ruvaze | 67 | 16 | / |
| Roewas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ruwezi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rowais | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ruvasi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rowose | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raubas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ruvise | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ruwazi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Riwasi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rivase | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruvasy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruwaiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruivas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roways | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowass | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ruwase
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