Rwassa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Rwassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
Rwassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rwassa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwassa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Rwassa is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Rwassa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Rwassa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nakaseke District, where 58 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 8 percent are found and Gomba District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwasa | 91 | 12,668 | / |
| Rwasha | 83 | 67 | / |
| Rwaasa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rwaisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruassay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rwatsha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rwaisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rwaxa | 73 | 258 | / |
| Ruasa | 73 | 58 | / |
| Rwesa | 73 | 36 | / |
| Rvasa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rwase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwashaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rweissat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rwaseh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rwashi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rweissatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruasis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwausi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwashaaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwesai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rvasha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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