Rwiguza Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Rwiguza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rwiguza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwiguza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwiguza occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwiguza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Rwiguza reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Rwiguza is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Rwiguza is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwaguza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rwigaza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rwigiza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rwigwiza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rugwiza | 71 | 3,368 | / |
| Riguzzi | 71 | 208 | / |
| Rwagaza | 71 | 123 | / |
| Rukwiza | 71 | 44 | / |
| Rwegiza | 71 | 18 | / |
| Rwekiza | 71 | 14 | / |
| Rwikaza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rwekuza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raguzza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ruigoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rwakiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rigwaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rowgaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rweikiza | 67 | 1,776 | / |
| Rikza | 67 | 266 | / |
| Rkiza | 67 | 218 | / |
| Rweikaza | 67 | 55 | / |
| Rigouzzo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rwaikiza | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rikuz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rugwiiza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rwakiiza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rukza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rugwizza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raigozza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rwekiiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowagaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruigosa | 57 | 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 Rwiguza
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