Rwemera Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Rwemera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 228 | 1:171,225 | 14,513 |
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Rwemera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwemera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwemera is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwemera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 691,116th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rwemera reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 171,225. In Uganda it is most common in: Mubende District, where 17 percent reside, Kisoro District, where 15 percent reside and Ntoroko District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Rwemera
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