Rwexane Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rwexane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwexane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rwexane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwexane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwexane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rwexane reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Rwexane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa Rwexane is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Rwexane Last Name Statistics demography

Rwexane earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning R 268,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhwexane934/
Rwexana86249/
Rwexani8615/
Rhwexana802/
Rwexhana801/
Rhwexani801/
Rwaxani711/
Rweshana671/
Rwizani571/
Ruecani571/
Rwizana571/
Rwegson571/
Rwaxeni571/
Ruekchan531/
Rueksasen503/

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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 Rwexane
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