Rwayo Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwayo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rwayo.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwayo is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Rwayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwayo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Rwayo is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania Rwayo occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rway892/
Rwayi80580/
Rwaya803/
Rweyo802/
Rwway801/
Rwayh801/
Ruayo801/
Rwhay801/
Rwayha731/
Rhwayi731/
Ruay676,009/
Rwai6731/
Rbay678/
Rwea676/
Rwaj675/
Rwey673/
Rwaa671/
Rwuy671/
Rwou671/
Rwau671/

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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 Rwayo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis