Ruwaya Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Ruwaya (348) may also be a first name.

Ruwaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruwaya is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruwaya is the 1,649,806th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Ruwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Ruwaya reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 467,354th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 348 people.

The surname Ruwaya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 280,695. In Zimbabwe Ruwaya is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 27 percent live, Midlands Province, where 27 percent live and Harare Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Ruwaya is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhwaya92338/
Ruwayha925/
Ruwayah925/
Ruwhaya921/
Ruway91295/
Ruwaa917/
Rhuhwaya8622/
Ruhwayat8613/
Rujwahya861/
Rubaya832,712/
Ruwuya83146/
Riwaya8322/
Ruwoya8317/
Rowaya836/
Rouway835/
Ruwayi833/
Ruwaye833/
Ruwaha833/
Ruvaya831/
Rouwaa831/
Ruwaia831/
Ruwiyah77231/
Rouwaye7765/
Ruwahyu7724/
Rusvaya7718/
Hruwiya7713/
Riwayah7713/
Ruswayi775/
Ruwahyo774/
Ruiwiya771/
Ruvhaya771/
Ruwaych771/
Ruhwayi771/
Rouwayé771/
Roubaya771/
Ruwayeh771/
Rubay73350/
Ruwai7362/
Ruwau735/
Rowaa733/
Roway732/
Ruvay731/
Rauchway7124/
Ruchwayo711/
Rushwiya711/
Rubiya671,256/
Rubeya67853/
Ruwaii67358/
Rowayi67189/
Rubaye67140/
Rivaya67127/
Rouwoy67120/
Rubayo6794/
Rowaye6787/
Ruwaji6775/
Rusvay6752/
Rubaja6742/
Ruvayi6735/
Ruhwai6722/
Ruvoya6722/
Rouwey6720/
Ruboya6720/
Rubaai6718/
Rouwai6714/
Ruviya6711/
Rubajy6711/
Ruvajy6710/
Rubaia679/
Ruibay678/
Rubuya676/
Rowaha676/
Ruwaje676/
Roubay676/
Ruwaih675/
Rowiya675/
Rowway674/
Ruweja674/
Ruvaja673/
Rauwai673/
Ruwaie672/
Ruveya672/
Ruvaye671/
Rouwye671/
Ruweat671/
Ruvayo671/
Rubyya671/
Riweya671/
Riwayo671/
Riwuya671/
Rooway671/
Rivuya671/
Ruwait671/
Riwaja671/
Rauwey671/
Ruweha671/

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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 Ruwaya
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