Ruwiza Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruwiza Surname User-submission:

The Ruwiza surname comes from the surname Ruhwiza, meaning 'grasshopper'.

Ruwiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2271:68,01010,190
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ruwiza (497) may also be a first name.

Ruwiza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ruwiza surname comes from the surname Ruhwiza, meaning 'grasshopper'.

- macruwiza

Ruwiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruwiza is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruwiza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwiza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,025,894th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ruwiza live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 380,582nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 497 people.

The last name Ruwiza is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 68,010. In Zimbabwe Ruwiza is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 67 percent are found, Harare Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Ruwiza occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhwiza9251/
Ruwizha922/
Ruwizza921/
Ruwizi8322/
Ruweza8321/
Ruwisa838/
Ruwize834/
Rowiza833/
Ruwizo831/
Ruviza831/
Ruhweza773,420/
Ruwizhi771,351/
Rubaiza7766/
Ruwicha7741/
Ruwisah7710/
Ruwizhe777/
Ruwaizi776/
Rubeiza771/
Rujwisa771/
Ruwaisa771/
Ruwezha771/
Ruwidzo771/
Ruhwezha719/
Ruwizhii712/
Ruwaisah712/
Rubaizza711/
Rubeizah711/
Ruwisi67636/
Ruweji67103/
Riveza6763/
Ruvuza6745/
Ruwezi6713/
Ruvize6710/
Rubeza678/
Ruwise674/
Ruweja674/
Ruvisa673/
Rubize672/
Rubizo671/
Ruwiso671/
Ruwigi671/
Ruvija671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruwiza
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