Rwahi Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Rwahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Rwahi (25) may also be a first name.
Rwahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwahi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Rwahi are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name globally, held by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 61 percent reside, Zamfara, where 36 percent reside and Kogi, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 32 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Rwahi
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