Rwenge Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Rwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rwenge is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rwenge is the 1,544,715th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwenge reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 99 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Rwenge occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwengey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rwene | 91 | 5 | / |
| Rwenje | 83 | 10 | / |
| Rwenga | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ruenge | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rwenxe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rwenze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rweine | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rhwene | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rwengi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruenger | 77 | 127 | / |
| Rwenche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rweynes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruene | 73 | 35 | / |
| Rwena | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rweny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwgee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ruenes | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Rwenza | 67 | 117 | / |
| Rouene | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rwenji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rwensi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ruinge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruenez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rwinga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rweenh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rweena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruenee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwenzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruener | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruenga | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruenze | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruenje | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rwenge
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