Rwegema Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rwegema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwegema Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Rwegema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwegema is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwegema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Rwegema is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwegema reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Apart from The DR Congo Rwegema exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwejgema931/
Rwigema867,852/
Rwejema8630/
Rwegima861/
Rwesema861/
Rwagema861/
Rwejjema807/
Rwigiema801/
Rwijema7139/
Ruegemer67242/
Rwijjema671/
Rvaghamai501/
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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 Rwegema
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