Ruwezi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruwezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ruwezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruwezi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ruwezi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwezi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruwezi reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhwezi922/
Ruweji83103/
Ruwizi8322/
Ruvezi8321/
Ruweza8321/
Ruwazi837/
Rubezi831/
Ruwizhi771,351/
Ruwaizi776/
Rubeizi776/
Rubezhi772/
Ruwezha771/
Ruwezhe771/
Ruhwezha719/
Ruwizhii712/
Ruwisi67636/
Ruwiza67246/
Ruwaze67120/
Rubeze6731/
Ruwase6717/
Ruvesi679/
Ruwasi675/
Ruwize674/
Ruwise674/
Rouweijid671/
Ruwigi671/

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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 Ruwezi
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