Ruway Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Ruway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ruway (10) may also be a first name.
Ruway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruway is found most in Somalia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruway.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 904,049th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruway live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Ruway is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
Ruway is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Barring Somalia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Ruway
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