Rwego Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Rwego Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 115 | 1:339,472 | 22,545 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rwego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwego Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rwego is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwego? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,305,105th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rwego are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 5 percent reside. Barring Uganda Rwego occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rweego | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rwejgo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rwegho | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ruego | 80 | 705 | / |
| Rwega | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rwago | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwigo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruegos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rwoggo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweega | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweigooha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rwigoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwigooha | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rwoga | 60 | 160 | / |
| Ruega | 60 | 151 | / |
| Rwaga | 60 | 51 | / |
| Rwiga | 60 | 5 | / |
| Ruigo | 60 | 2 | / |
| Ruesga | 55 | 1,824 | / |
| Ruhega | 55 | 283 | / |
| Ruegas | 55 | 233 | / |
| Rouega | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ruesgas | 50 | 373 | / |
| Ruesgaz | 50 | 8 | / |
| Ruhogoh | 50 | 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 Rwego
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