Rwamahe Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwamahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwamahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7101:54,9856,507
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rwamahe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwamahe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwamahe? popularity and diffusion

Rwamahe is the 471,234th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname Rwamahe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwamahe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Rwamahe is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 710 people, or 1 in 54,985. In Uganda Rwamahe is mostly concentrated in: Kanungu District, where 11 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 10 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwamaahe933/
Rwamahee931/
Ramahe9263/
Raumahe867/
Ramaihe862/
Ramahee861/
Rammahe861/
Ryamahe861/
Reamahe861/
Ramahieh80174/
Rayamahe809/
Royamahe803/
Riyamahe801/
Ramahi774,180/
Rimahe77115/
Ramaha7778/
Ramahy7723/
Ruamae7715/
Ramaho7715/
Ramahu773/
Remahe771/
Rammaha7163/
Rahmaha7157/
Ramhahi7147/
Ramaiha7141/
Rammahi7139/
Ramaihi7112/
Ramahay715/
Ramyaha714/
Raemaha714/
Ramoahi714/
Rammahy713/
Ramahai712/
Ramiaha712/
Ramohae711/
Raymaha711/
Ramayha711/
Ramaiho711/
Rwemaho711/
Ramahio711/
Ramahia711/
Ramaehi711/
Rahmahi711/
Ramaoho711/
Ramaaho711/
Ramahoyo67157/
Rahmmahi6743/
Ramaiaha6720/
Raimoaho6719/
Ramahayu6716/
Rmaha675/
Ramahouo674/
Rwamwoha673/
Rmaho673/
Raamaiha673/
Ramahoyu671/
Ramahaya671/
Ramahuyu671/
Ramahuyo671/
Ramaaiha671/
Ramaohaa671/

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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 Rwamahe
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