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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwego? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rwego live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Rwego is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda Rwego is mostly found in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent live, Kampala District, where 20 percent live and Mbarara District, where 5 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
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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