Ruwaza Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Ruwaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 158 | 1:97,710 | 13,813 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ruwaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruwaza is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruwaza.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwaza? popularity and diffusion
Ruwaza is the 1,267,784th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Ruwaza is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruwaza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Ruwaza is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 97,710. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 34 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Ruwaza exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruswaza | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ruwadza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaze | 83 | 120 | / |
| Ruweza | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ruwasa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Rubaza | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ruwazi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ruvaza | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rowaza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ruhweza | 77 | 3,420 | / |
| Rubaiza | 77 | 66 | / |
| Ruwodza | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ruwaizi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ruwasia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruwatsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rubayza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruswazi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauwasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwooza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rouwazo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rubasza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwacha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaisah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rubaizza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rauwasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaji | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ruwase | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ruvaze | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rubasa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ruwaje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Riwasa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruwasi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rubazi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rowazi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rubazo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rubaša | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rubaxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruboza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubhayzha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvoza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ruwaza
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