Rwayi Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5781:93,73311,445
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rwayi Last Name Facts

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

Rwayi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rwayi is the 550,571st most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 93,733. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Rwayi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Rwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Rwayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.7% less than the national average, earning R 143,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhwayi911/
Rwai8931/
Rway892/
Rwayo8070/
Rwaai8018/
Rwaya803/
Rwway801/
Rwaie801/
Rwayh801/
Rwaji801/
Rwhay801/
Rwuyi801/
Hrwai801/
Ruhayi7322/
Rwahai732/
Rwaiss731/
Rwgaji731/
Rwayha731/
Rwaidh731/
Ruay676,009/
Rbai67583/
Rvai6729/
Rbay678/
Rwea676/
Rwaj675/
Rwei675/
Rwey673/
Rwaa671/
Rwuy671/
Rwui671/
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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 Rwayi
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