Rwanamiza Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rwanamiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Rwanamiza 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
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rwanamiza (21) may also be a first name.

Rwanamiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwanamiza occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwanamiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwanamiza is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwanamiza live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rwanamiza is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 21 people.

The surname Rwanamiza is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 15 percent live, Budaka District, where 8 percent live and Buikwe District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 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
Rwenyumiza741/
Rayan Hamzawy641/

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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 Rwanamiza
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