Rweyongeza Surname
Approximately 917 people bear this surname
Rweyongeza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 912 | 1:58,050 | 6,284 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Rweyongeza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rweyongeza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rweyongeza is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rweyongeza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 387,068th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,947,160 people. Rweyongeza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rweyongeza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Rweyongeza is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 912 people, or 1 in 58,050. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 52 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwenyegeza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwenyegyeza | 76 | 1 | / |
| Rweyangisa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rwangezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwangiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rwangizza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ruwangiza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rwehangisa | 60 | 9 | / |
| Rngeezw | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rengizzi | 56 | 4 | / |
| Rwangize | 56 | 3 | / |
| Rwangizi | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Rweyongeza
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