Rweikiza Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rweikiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rweikiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7621:30,0463,571
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Rweikiza (10) may also be a first name.

Rweikiza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rweikiza is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rweikiza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,232nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. The last name Rweikiza is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rweikiza reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Rweikiza is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,762 people, or 1 in 30,046. In Tanzania Rweikiza is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 51 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rweyikiza945/
Rwekiza9314/
Rwaikiza8813/
Rwekuza802/
Rwakiza801/
Rwikize801/
Rwekaizi751/
Ruhikiza751/
Rwakeza6747/
Rwakisa677/
Rwakizi673/
Rwakaizi6333/
Rwakeizi631/
Rwekyozo631/
Rwakiso531/
Rwakaija5010/
Rwakyozo502/
Rwakajjo502/

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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 Rweikiza
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