Rwakamisha Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Rwakamisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Rwakamisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwakamisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rwakamisha is most common in Uganda. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rwakamisha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwakamisha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Rwakamisha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwakamisha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Rwakamisha is most common in: Ntungamo District, where 67 percent reside, Kiruhura District, where 17 percent reside and Bushenyi District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwakamisa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rwakamaisha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rwakamasha | 90 | 3 | / |
| Rwakimisha | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rkamsha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rekhamsha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rakhmash | 67 | 38 | / |
| Rukamesh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rakhmesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rukmishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakmatia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ragamashaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakhmatia | 63 | 5 | / |
| Rachamash | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rakhmatiah | 60 | 54 | / |
| Rukmesh | 59 | 6 | / |
| Rukhim Shah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rookmesh | 56 | 10 | / |
| Rachmatia | 53 | 456 | / |
| Rugomosha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rachmatiah | 50 | 179 | / |
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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 Rwakamisha
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