Rwamiheto Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rwamiheto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Rwamiheto 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
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Rwamiheto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwamiheto occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwamiheto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Rwamiheto reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 17 percent live, Kampala District, where 17 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 17 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Rwanda, where 25 percent live.

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
Rwamuheto891/
Ramihetti781/
Ramahet75136/
Ramihat757/
Ramahato7126/
Ramohete7112/
Ramohito7111/
Ramaheti7110/
Ramahetu714/
Raumahet711/
Raymahato676/
Rwamuhuta672/
Rammahato671/
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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 Rwamiheto
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