Rwati Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rwati (59) may also be a first name.

Rwati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwati is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwati? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rwati is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Rwati occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Rwati live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 59 people.

The last name Rwati is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Rwati is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 88 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwathi915/
Rwahati8311/
Rhwathi835/
Rwoti80193/
Rwata8085/
Ruati8079/
Rvati8020/
Rwate801/
Rbaiti73546/
Ruatti73329/
Ruhati73179/
Rbaati739/
Hrvati738/
Ruasti735/
Rwataa733/
Rbatti732/
Rvathi732/
Ruathi732/
Rwaita732/
Rbhati731/
Rwathe731/
R'Bati731/
Rwatha731/
Hrbatti676/
Hërvati675/
R'Baiti674/
Ruathai672/
Rhwathe671/
Rwotoit671/
Rwaitha671/

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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 Rwati
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