Rwasa Surname

41,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Rwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi9,8701:993278
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Uganda1341:291,33820,450
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Rwasa (124) may also be a first name.

Rwasa Last Name Facts

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

Rwasa is held by more people in Burundi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwasa is the 41,263rd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 575,272 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwasa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rwasa is also the 836,439th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 124 people.

Rwasa is most frequently occurring in Burundi, where it is carried by 9,870 people, or 1 in 993. Besides Burundi this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Rwasa Last Name Statistics demography

Rwasa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwasha9167/
Rwassa9124/
Rwaasa919/
Rwaisa911/
Rwatsha831/
Rwaisha831/
Rwaxa80258/
Ruasa8058/
Rwesa8036/
Rvasa804/
Rwasi801/
Rwaca801/
Rwosa801/
Rwase801/
Rwashaya771/
Rwaseh735/
Rwashi735/
Rwausi731/
Rwaiza731/
Rwaija731/
Rwesai731/
Rvasha731/
Rwashaaha711/
Ruaysap679/
Rwashed675/
Ruassay672/
Rwachai671/
Rwazadh671/
Rwaseeh671/
Rweisai671/

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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 Rwasa
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