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
The last name Rwenge is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rwenge is the 1,544,715th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Rwenge is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwenge are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 99 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Rwenge is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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