Rwazi Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Rwazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rwazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwazi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rwazi.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwazi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,649,806th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rwazi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Rwazi is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwadzai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rwozi | 80 | 59 | / |
| Rwagi | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ruazi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwaze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwaji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwodzi | 73 | 5,176 | / |
| Rwadza | 73 | 50 | / |
| Rwoozi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Rwashi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ruadzi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rwaugi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwausi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwaisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwwaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rhwaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwaichi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rwachai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwaisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwahiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwoodzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwodzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweisai | 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 Rwazi
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