Ruwona Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ruwona Surname User-submission:

The Ruwona surname means 'one who sees', 'someone who has a gift of revelation'.

Ruwona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5291:29,1844,483
Botswana551:39,7627,636
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ruwona Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ruwona surname means 'one who sees', 'someone who has a gift of revelation'.

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Ruwona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruwona is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ruwona.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwona? popularity and diffusion

It is the 530,215th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name Ruwona occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ruwona live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Ruwona is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 29,184. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 54 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Ruwona is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 9 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwonga921/
Rubona83167/
Ruwana83121/
Ruwono8315/
Ruwena832/
Rowona831/
Rauwena77173/
Rouwana7784/
Ruwanah7732/
Rauwana7729/
Ruwatna7726/
Raubona778/
Ruweena772/
Ruwonot771/
Reuwena771/
Ruhwana771/
Roubouna719/
Ruwaenah719/
Ruwani67851/
Rubana67706/
Ruvuna67149/
Riwana6785/
Ruwane6747/
Rowana6744/
Rivona6743/
Ruwano6719/
Ruuswanas6716/
Ruvana6714/
Ruvena678/
Rubone677/
Rubuna674/
Rowono671/
Rouboneau671/

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