Rwanyonga Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwanyonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwanyonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda901:433,77026,293
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rwanyonga (19) may also be a first name.

Rwanyonga Last Name Facts

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

Rwanyonga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwanyonga? popularity and diffusion

Rwanyonga is the 1,718,748th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rwanyonga reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 433,770. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Rukungiri District, where 23 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 12 percent reside and Kisoro District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Rwanyonga
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