Rwezaura Surname

408,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rwezaura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwezaura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8431:62,8016,701
England91:6,190,895170,599
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Rwezaura (142) may also be a first name.

Rwezaura Last Name Facts

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

Rwezaura is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwezaura? popularity and diffusion

Rwezaura is the 408,845th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,523,446 people. The surname Rwezaura occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rwezaura live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 142 people.

Rwezaura is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 62,801. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 49 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 33 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwezahura94312/
Rwezura931/
Rwazaura881/
Rwezuro8012/
Rwuzura801/
Rwazira6723/
Rozwara679/
Rwezire676/
Rwasara675/
Rwazare671/
Rozwera671/
Rezawari6332/
Rweizire6321/
Rezaware631/
Rwizoora631/
Rowzer5767/
Rizwar5727/
Wrizar577/
Rezwor574/
Ryzwar572/
Ruzwar571/
Rezaeiwari566/
Rozwora53368/
Rewizor536/
Raza Wahrah531/
Rozawir531/
Rwaziri531/
Razawar531/
Rozuwar531/
Ruizcaro5011/
Ruisaraj503/
Rowazere501/
Rajzawer501/

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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 Rwezaura
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