Rwanze Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Rwanze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Rwanze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwanze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwanze occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rwanze.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwanze? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwanze reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Rwanze is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kasese District, where 40 percent reside, Kisoro District, where 20 percent reside and Gomba District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Rwanda, where 6 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 Rwanze
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