Ruwiza Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Ruwiza Surname User-submission:
The Ruwiza surname comes from the surname Ruhwiza, meaning 'grasshopper'.
Ruwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 227 | 1:68,010 | 10,190 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Ruwiza (497) may also be a first name.
Ruwiza Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ruwiza surname comes from the surname Ruhwiza, meaning 'grasshopper'.
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Where Does The Last Name Ruwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruwiza is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwiza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,025,894th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ruwiza are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 380,582nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 497 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 68,010. In Zimbabwe Ruwiza is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 67 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhwiza | 92 | 51 | / |
| Ruwizha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ruwizza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruwizi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ruweza | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ruwisa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ruwize | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rowiza | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ruwizo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruviza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruhweza | 77 | 3,420 | / |
| Ruwizhi | 77 | 1,351 | / |
| Rubaiza | 77 | 66 | / |
| Ruwicha | 77 | 41 | / |
| Ruwisah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ruwizhe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ruwaizi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rubeiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rujwisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwezha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwidzo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruhwezha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ruwizhii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruwaisah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rubaizza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rubeizah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruwisi | 67 | 636 | / |
| Ruweji | 67 | 103 | / |
| Riveza | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ruvuza | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ruwezi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruvize | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rubeza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ruwise | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruweja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruvisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rubize | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rubizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvija | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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