Ruwetha Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ruwetha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwetha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ruwetha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruwetha has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwetha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruwetha are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Ruwetha is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruweitha933/
Ruweta921/
Rubetha862/
Rusweta861/
Ruwitha861/
Rubeta7799/
Ruwita7772/
Ruwata7744/
Ruwete7719/
Ruweti776/
Ruveta772/
Ruweto771/
Roweta771/
Ruwette7185/
Rubitha7119/
Ruvetta7112/
Rusweti7112/
Ruwaita714/
Ruvitha712/
Ruwesto711/
Ruwitah711/
Rubheta711/
Ruvesta711/
Rusveta711/
Rowitha711/
Rubetta711/
Rouwette67192/
Rushweto6713/
Ruwaitea671/
Rushweti671/
Rushwete671/

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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 Ruwetha
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