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

Rweikiza is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rweikiza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rweikiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 228,232nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,103,348 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,762 people, or 1 in 30,046. In Tanzania Rweikiza is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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