Ruwisi Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Ruwisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 635 | 1:24,312 | 3,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ruwisi (31) may also be a first name.
Ruwisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruwisi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ruwisi.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruwisi is the 513,430th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ruwisi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ruwisi is also the 1,874,099th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 635 people, or 1 in 24,312. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwishi | 92 | 17 | / |
| Ruvisi | 83 | 242 | / |
| Ruwizi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Rubisi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ruwisa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ruwise | 83 | 4 | / |
| Riwisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruwigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruwizhi | 77 | 1,351 | / |
| Ruwaizi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ruivisi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rowaisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rubissi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruvisie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rujwisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raubisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwichi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruswise | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ruwaichi | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ruwichit | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rubischi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruwizhii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruwaished | 67 | 362 | / |
| Ruwiza | 67 | 246 | / |
| Rivisi | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ruweji | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ruiwichit | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ruwezi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rowisa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rubici | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruvesi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruvise | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ruywichit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruwize | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rubise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruvisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruvigi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rubigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouweijid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowise | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ruwisi
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