Rwaka Surname

105,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwaka 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
Rwanda4,3411:2,618637
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
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Rwaka (35) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Rwaka Demographics

Rwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Rwaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwaka is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 105,756th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,646,903 people. The surname Rwaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwaka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rwaka is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 35 people.

It is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is borne by 4,341 people, or 1 in 2,618. Other than Rwanda it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Rwaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rwaka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Rwakah911/
Rwakaja831/
Rwaqa8015/
Rvaka8013/
Rwaki803/
Rwako802/
Rweka802/
Ruaka802/
Rwaca801/
Ruhaka7389/
Ruakau7345/
Rbakai735/
Rwekaa731/
Ruakah731/
Rwasky731/
Rvakai731/
Rwakahaya713/
Råbacka6731/
Ruhaska6716/
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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 Rwaka
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