Rweza Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Rweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Rweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rweza is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rweza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Rweza live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwedza | 91 | 7 | / |
| Rweeza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rwezaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rweezah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rwiza | 80 | 6,607 | / |
| Rwesa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Rweca | 80 | 30 | / |
| Rueza | 80 | 29 | / |
| Rwezo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rwexa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rwezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ruezga | 73 | 858 | / |
| Rwadza | 73 | 50 | / |
| Rwizha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Rweija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rwizza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rwodza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rwidza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rwihza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwesat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruezca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rwidzai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rwodzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwadzai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rweza
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