Rwiiza Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwiiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwiiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rwiiza (21) may also be a first name.

Rwiiza Last Name Facts

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

Rwiiza is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwiiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwiiza reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rwiiza is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Rwiiza is mostly concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 45 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 9 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 5 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwiza916,607/
Ruwiza83246/
Rwiija8327/
Rowiza833/
Rewiza832/
Rwizza832/
Rwihza831/
Rwiizi831/
Rawiza831/
Rwaiza831/
Rwza803/
Rwiz801/
Ruhwiza7751/
Rawizza7725/
Rwiyaza7713/
Ruwiize772/
Rwayiza771/
Rwiijja771/
Ruwizza771/
Rizza7312,094/
Rwizi731,974/
Rizwa73251/
Rawza7337/
Rawiz7335/
Rweza7319/
Rowza734/
Riwza733/
Rwzya732/
Rwize732/
Rowiz732/
Rwzah731/
Rwzay731/
Ruiizawa711/
Ruhihiza711/
Rhwayiza711/
Rawaiz67426/
Ruwaza67181/
Rizawi6725/
Ruwizi6722/
Ruweza6721/
Rizwai6720/
Rawuza6720/
Raizza6716/
Rewizo6712/
Rowaiz6712/
Riezza679/
Rwz676/
Ruwize674/
Riazza674/
Rawizi673/
Rizwah673/
Rizwia673/
Ruwaiz673/
Rizawa672/
Rowaza672/
Rizwii672/
Rwai Z671/
Rizuwa671/
Rweeza671/
Rawaza671/
Reweza671/
Rwozii671/
Rizwea671/
Rizwaa671/
Rawzai671/
Rawzah671/
Rizowa671/
Rewaiz671/
Ruwizo671/
Rwiiji671/
Rawiez670/
Rweheza6256/
Rwehigi621/
Ruhiija621/

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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 Rwiiza
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