Rwese Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Rwese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Rwese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwese Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwese is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwese? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Rwese is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Rwese live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Rwese is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Rwese is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and China, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rweshe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rweise | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rwes | 89 | 3 | / |
| Rwetshe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Rweishe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rweshed | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ruese | 80 | 70 | / |
| Rwesi | 80 | 49 | / |
| Rwesa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Rwece | 80 | 24 | / |
| Rwesh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Rwege | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rweez | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwees | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwose | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rweis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwesy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rweje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruesse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ruesee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rwessi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rwaseh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rwesha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rueser | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ruesge | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rwesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweshi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwiser | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rweeza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruesie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rues | 67 | 290 | / |
| Ruesche | 67 | 229 | / |
| Rwez | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ruesges | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ruesser | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rouesse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rbes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rweeshi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rves | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruesher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwheesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruheshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwaseeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| R'Weiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruetseh | 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 Rwese
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis