Rwahigi Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Rwahigi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
Rwahigi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwahigi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwahigi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rwahigi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwahigi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Rwahigi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwahigi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Rwahigi is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Rwahigi is primarily concentrated in: Nakaseke District, where 40 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 20 percent reside and Kiboga District, where 20 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 44 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 Rwahigi
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