Rwabu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwabu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Rwabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwabu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rwabu is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwabu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Rwabu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Rwabu is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 71 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 14 percent reside and Lwengo District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Uganda Rwabu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Burundi, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rbabu805/
Rwebu801/
Rbaabu733/
Ruaabu731/
Ruhabu731/
Rwaboo731/
Ruabou731/
Ruawu607/
Ruebu601/
Ruanpu551/
Ruanpui504/
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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 Rwabu
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