Rwassa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Rwassa Last Name Facts

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

Rwassa occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwassa? popularity and diffusion

Rwassa is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Rwassa are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Rwassa is primarily found in: Nakaseke District, where 58 percent live, Buikwe District, where 8 percent live and Gomba District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 42 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwasa9112,668/
Rwasha8367/
Rwaasa839/
Rwaisa831/
Ruassay772/
Rwatsha771/
Rwaisha771/
Rwaxa73258/
Ruasa7358/
Rwesa7336/
Rvasa734/
Rwase731/
Rwosa731/
Rwasi731/
Rwashaya711/
Rweissat711/
Rwaseh675/
Rwashi675/
Rweissatt672/
Ruasis672/
Ruasse672/
Rwausi671/
Rwashaaha671/
Rwesai671/
Rvasha671/

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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 Rwassa
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