Rwekanika Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Rwekanika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 34 | 1:1,557,106 | 47,112 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
Rwekanika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwekanika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rwekanika is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwekanika? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwekanika reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,557,106. In Tanzania Rwekanika is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 94 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rukanika | 82 | 101 | / |
| Rwekanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rwaganika | 78 | 5 | / |
| Rwakankya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rwegunika | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hrecanika | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rekunik | 75 | 17 | / |
| Rukanik | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rakanka | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rikanka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rukanka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rekanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rekhyanaik | 74 | 1 | / |
| Reganick | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rakanaka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rekanagu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rekhniuk | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rekanyuk | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rukunika | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruganika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rwakanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rwakanieiga | 70 | 5 | / |
| Rekhanayaka | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rwakanyaiga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rečnik | 67 | 466 | / |
| Rakkankha | 67 | 364 | / |
| Račnik | 67 | 142 | / |
| Recnik | 67 | 90 | / |
| Rwakyanga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rekang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Regnik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruknik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rweikunga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rukanigwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwakiniga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Racnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruganyika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rugwinika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roknik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riknik | 67 | 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 Rwekanika
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