Rwazo Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rwazo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwazo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rwazo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwazo is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwazo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwazo is the 940,398th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Rwazo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rwazo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 191,817. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 94 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 3 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwozo8014/
Ruazo804/
Rwaxo804/
Rwezo802/
Rwadza7350/
Rwodzo7341/
Rwoozo739/
Rhwozo738/
Ruhazo731/
Rwaiza731/
Rwajjo731/
Rwazadh671/

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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
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  • 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 Rwazo
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