Rwigamba Surname

61,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rwigamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwigamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda8,0621:1,410335
Uganda861:453,94527,029
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rwigamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwigamba is found most in Rwanda. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwigamba? popularity and diffusion

Rwigamba is the 61,443rd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 890,354 people. Rwigamba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwigamba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 8,062 people, or 1 in 1,410. Not including Rwanda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Rwigamba Last Name Statistics demography

Rwigamba earn less than half the average income. In Canada they earn 55.59% less than the national average, earning $22,064 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Rwigamba
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