Ruzive Surname
Approximately 2,760 people bear this surname
Ruzive Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,724 | 1:5,667 | 587 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Ruzive (154) may also be a first name.
Ruzive Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruzive Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ruzive is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruzive click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruzive? popularity and diffusion
Ruzive is the 158,309th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,640,415 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruzive are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ruzive is also the 740,891st most common first name in the world, held by 154 people.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,724 people, or 1 in 5,667. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudzive | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruzivei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruzibe | 83 | 124 | / |
| Ruziva | 83 | 108 | / |
| Ruziwe | 83 | 42 | / |
| Ruzivi | 83 | 25 | / |
| Rizive | 83 | 16 | / |
| Rusive | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruzieva | 77 | 16,235 | / |
| Rudziva | 77 | 195 | / |
| Rouzibe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rujivee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruzivay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruzever | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rusaive | 77 | 0 | / |
| Russiver | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rusivets | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rausivie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rouzieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruziwa | 67 | 444 | / |
| Rizivi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ruzibi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Rudzhieva | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rusiva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ruziba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruzievich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruzeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruziwi | 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 Ruzive
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