Rwang Surname
Approximately 4,770 people bear this surname
Rwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,257 | 1:41,612 | 3,294 |
| DR Congo | 513 | 1:144,015 | 15,172 |
Rwang (1,040) may also be a first name.
Rwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwang occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rwang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rwang is the 99,267th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,527,787 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwang are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rwang is also the 248,543rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,040 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,257 people, or 1 in 41,612. In Nigeria Rwang is most numerous in: Plateau, where 96 percent live, Kaduna, where 1 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
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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 Rwang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis