Rwemela Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rwemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwemela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Rwemela Last Name Facts

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

Rwemela is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Rwemela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwemela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania Rwemela is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 94 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 3 percent live and Njombe Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruemelia800/
Ruemeli7117/
Ruemele716/
Ruemely713/
Ruemala711/
Ruemmele67188/
Ruhomela67120/
Ruemmely675/
Ruemmeli671/
Ruemmeley6324/
Ruimealha631/
Rvimala571/
Ruhomola531/
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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 Rwemela
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