Rwamafa Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwamafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwamafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4521:86,3709,083
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rwamafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwamafa is most common in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwamafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,857th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwamafa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 86,370. In Uganda Rwamafa is mostly concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 20 percent reside, Isingiro District, where 18 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwamafwa937/
Rwamapfa934/
Rwamaafa932/
Rwamaffa931/
Rwmafa921/
Ramafa921/
Ramoafa867/
Ramaifa866/
Ramaf832/
Ramafaya804/
Rahmafia802/
Rwamapha802/
Ramoafea801/
Ramafi77106/
Ramafu7763/
Rahmaf7742/
Ramava7717/
Romafa776/
Ramefa776/
Ramifa772/
Rumafa772/
Ramfay771/
Ramaav771/
Ramoaofia7511/
Ramafhoya751/
Rama'afea751/
Ramf737/
Rmaf734/
Ramavva711,365/
Ramaeva71492/
Ramaifo71279/
Ramafyi7160/
Rumafea7138/
Ramafhi7137/
Ramavai7132/
Ramafui7112/
Raumauf718/
Romaifa717/
Raemava717/
Ramofai717/
Rammava715/
Ramavah713/
Ramavay712/
Ramaifu712/
Rahmava712/
Ramaefo711/
Ramavha711/
Ramavaa711/
Ramoaoafia711/
Rumaf671,872/
Romfa67142/
Ramfu67106/
Rimfa6778/
Ramavhea6766/
Rumfa6734/
Ramav6731/
Ramof6730/
Ramhapha6717/
Ramoifai6715/
Romaf6712/
Ramva679/
Raamavva675/
Ramphaya673/
Rammavva673/
Rahmaeva672/
Raumf672/
Ramuf672/
Ramavaya672/
Ramaviya672/
Rmfay671/
Ramavvaa671/
Ramayeva671/
Ryamaeva671/
Reamf671/
Ramfawha671/
Ramfe671/
Ramif671/
Hramoffa671/
Raimavah671/
Ramfy670/

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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
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  • 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 Rwamafa
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