Rwera Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Rwera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwera occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rwera.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Rwera live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Rwera is most numerous in: Kabarole District, where 58 percent reside, Kampala District, where 8 percent reside and Kasese District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside.

Rwera Last Name Statistics demography

Rwera earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rweera914/
Rwehera835/
Rweroha833/
Rwere80604/
Rwara80304/
Ruera8071/
Rvera8014/
Rbera804/
Rwira803/
Rueras73407/
Ruerat7314/
Rwarai736/
Rweere735/
Ruerra734/
Rviera733/
Rwirai733/
Rwerre731/
Rwaero731/
Rweros731/
Rverga731/
Rverai731/
Rouerah679/
Rwuhira671/

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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 Rwera
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