Rwesi Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwesi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rwesi (27) may also be a first name.

Rwesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwesi occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwesi live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Rwesi is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world, held by 27 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwesai911/
Rweisai831/
Ruesi80290/
Rwisi8039/
Rwese8021/
Rwesy801/
Rwezi801/
Rwisai73192/
Ruhesi7333/
Ruesih7318/
Rweise731/
Rweiji731/
Rouesi731/
Ruesie730/
Ruheesi6717/
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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 Rwesi
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