Rweya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Rweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Rweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rweya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﻭﻳﻪ) is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rweya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rweya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Rweya is most common in: Kisumu County, where 44 percent reside, Siaya County, where 44 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwea | 89 | 6 | / |
| Rwey | 89 | 3 | / |
| Rweha | 80 | 8 | / |
| Rueya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rwaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rwiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rweyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwyja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rweye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roueya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rweiha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rueyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwayha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruey | 67 | 7,570 | / |
| Rwej | 67 | 35 | / |
| Rwai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rbea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ruea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rwaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rvey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweehah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweyess | 67 | 1 | / |
| R'Weiha | 67 | 1 | / |
Rweya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rweya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺭﻭﻳﻪ | arwyh | 50 |
| ﺍﺭﻭﻱ | arwy | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Rweya
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