Rwamu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwamu 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
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Rwamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwamu occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Rwamu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwamu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Rwamu is mostly found in: Ntungamo District, where 43 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 14 percent live and Kampala District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 7 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
Rwemu801/
Rwomu801/
Ruammu734/
Rwomus732/
Rwamuhaya711/
Ruomu602/
Ruemu601/
Ruhemu5519/
Rhuemu553/
Ruemau551/
Ruammoo501/
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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 Rwamu
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