Ruwele Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ruwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ruwele Last Name Facts

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

Ruwele is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Ruwele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruwele are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Ruwele is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside and North West, where 20 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.

Ruwele Last Name Statistics demography

Ruwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.24% less than the national average, earning R 63,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwelle926/
Ruweler926/
Ruwel9135/
Ruchwele861/
Rauwel83543/
Rubele83216/
Ruwale83150/
Ruwell8342/
Rowele8318/
Ruwela833/
Rouwel830/
Rußweiler809/
Rusweiler808/
Ruiwale7741/
Rüweler7731/
Rubelee7726/
Rauwale774/
Reuwell771/
Ruhwela771/
Roweley771/
Rowelee771/
Ruwitle770/
Reubele770/
Russweiler750/
Ruvel73647/
Ruwil7344/
Rouvelet7148/
Ruwali67792/
Rivele67372/
Rouvel67363/
Rubelj67292/
Rubeli67216/
Rowela6733/
Rowely6722/
Ruvela679/
Ruvale676/
Rubeal676/
Riwole675/
Ruvell675/
Riwale674/
Reuvel673/
Rusvel672/
Roewel672/
Rubhel671/
Ruwill671/
Rubeil671/
Rubelí671/
Roweli671/
Rouvellet671/
Rubile671/
Ruvelt671/
Ruveli671/
Ruvely670/
Rouwittle670/

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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 Ruwele
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