Rwana Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rwana (21) may also be a first name.

Rwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwana occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwana? popularity and diffusion

Rwana is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rwana are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rwana is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 2,350,577. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 84 percent are found, Sindh, where 11 percent are found and Balochistan, where 3 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwamna91149/
Rwuana912/
Rwanai911/
Rwaina911/
Rwaanay8310/
Rwaanah831/
Rwahana831/
Ruana80626/
Rwani80128/
Rwane8038/
Rwena808/
Rwanh805/
Rwano802/
Rvana802/
Rwona801/
Rwany801/
Rbana801/
Ruanga7313/
Rbaina739/
Ruaina735/
Rrwani733/
Hruana732/
Ruanai732/
Ruanaa731/
Rbanay731/
Rweena731/
Rwhani731/
Rhwane731/
Rwanje731/
Ruanas731/
Ruayna731/
Ruanau731/
Rzwani731/
Rouhana673,545/
Ruangna6719/
Rwahano674/
Ruangai673/
Ruangay671/

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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 Rwana
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