Ruwishi Surname
4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Ruwishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
Ruwishi (13) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwisi | 92 | 636 | / |
| Ruwichi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaichi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ruwichit | 80 | 9 | / |
| Rubischi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ruvisi | 77 | 242 | / |
| Rubisi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ruwisa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ruwise | 77 | 4 | / |
| Riwisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaished | 75 | 362 | / |
| Ruiwichit | 75 | 32 | / |
| Ruywichit | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ruwaizi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rowisha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ruivisi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rowaisi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rubissi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruvisie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rujwisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rubeshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raubisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruswise | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rubeishy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruvaisha | 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 Ruwishi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis