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 last name Ruzive is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruzive? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 158,309th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,640,415 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ruzive reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 740,891st most common first name at a global level, held by 154 people.
The last name Ruzive is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,724 people, or 1 in 5,667. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs 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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