Ruwase Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ruwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ruwase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruwase is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwase? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruwase is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ruwase live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 62 percent are found, Ogun, where 8 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwashe929/
Ruwaze83120/
Ruwace8365/
Ruwais8356/
Riwase8318/
Rubase8315/
Ruwasa8313/
Ruwaje836/
Ruwasi835/
Ruwise834/
Ruwage831/
Ruwaished80362/
Rowasie7760/
Ruwasih7727/
Ruwache7711/
Ruvashe776/
Ruwashi774/
Rubashe772/
Rouwaje772/
Ruvaise771/
Ruwaisa771/
Rauwasi771/
Rouwage771/
Ruuwasi771/
Rauwasa771/
Ruwaids771/
Rauwgas771/
Rubas732,487/
Rowas7328/
Ruvas7319/
Ruwatsih717/
Rouwassi715/
Rouvaise711/
Rauwasha711/
Rouvas67465/
Rubash67319/
Ruwaza67181/
Hrubas6787/
Ruwaji6775/
Rubais6759/
Ruwijasih6740/
Rubasi6733/
Roubas6727/
Ruvais6726/
Rubasz6719/
Ruubas6717/
Ruvaze6716/
Roewas6714/
Ruwezi6713/
Rowais6711/
Ruvasi679/
Rowose679/
Raubas678/
Ruvise677/
Ruwazi677/
Riwasi676/
Rivase676/
Ruvasy676/
Ruwaiz673/
Ruivas672/
Roways671/
Rubage671/
Ruwaci671/
Rowasa671/
Rowaze671/
Rowasi671/
Ruwagi671/
Rowass670/

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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 Ruwase
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