Ruwuya Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Ruwuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 144 | 1:107,210 | 14,835 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ruwuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruwuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruwuya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruwuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ruwuya is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruwuya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 107,210. In Zimbabwe Ruwuya is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 46 percent are found, Harare Province, where 35 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruwaya | 83 | 121 | / |
| Ruwoya | 83 | 17 | / |
| Rubuya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Riwuya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruhwaya | 77 | 338 | / |
| Ruwiyah | 77 | 231 | / |
| Hruwiya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ruwayha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ruwayah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ruiwiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruwhaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruway | 73 | 295 | / |
| Ruwai | 73 | 62 | / |
| Ruwaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ruwau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ruweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rubuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhuhwaya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ruhwayat | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rouweyha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ruchuiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rujwahya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rushwiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rubaya | 67 | 2,712 | / |
| Rubiya | 67 | 1,256 | / |
| Rubeya | 67 | 853 | / |
| Rubuye | 67 | 751 | / |
| Ruwaii | 67 | 358 | / |
| Rouwoy | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ruwaji | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ruhwai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Riwaya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ruvoya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ruboya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rouwey | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rauweu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rouwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ruviya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rowaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruvuyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ruwaje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rouway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rowiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruwaih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruweja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rubuyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruwaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rauwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruwaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruwayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruwaie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruveya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruvuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rouwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rubuuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruweat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruwaia | 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 Ruwuya
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