Rwamba Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rwamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5991:77,0957,186
Uganda631:619,67132,575
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rwamba (192) may also be a first name.

Rwamba Last Name Facts

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

Rwamba occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwamba? popularity and diffusion

Rwamba is the 491,125th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rwamba are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 192 people.

Rwamba is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 77,095. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Embu County, where 93 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 2 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Rwamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rwamba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwaimba921/
Rwambau921/
Rwambaya861/
Rwambahe861/
Rwambo834,292/
Ruamba83453/
Rwambi8380/
Rwemba839/
Rwomba832/
Rhwambi771/
Rwanimpa711/
Ruambo67699/
Ruambi6744/
Ruemba676/
Rwembo672/
Rwombo671/
Ruomba671/
Ruanbai621/

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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 Rwamba
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