Rwika Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rwika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwika Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rwika (10) may also be a first name.

Rwika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwika is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwika? popularity and diffusion

Rwika is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Rwika reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The surname Rwika is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruika8044/
Rweka802/
Ruikka73230/
Ruikay734/
Ruikai732/
Ruicka731/
Hruika731/
Rwekaa731/
Ruikas731/
Rbeikha671/
Rweikiz671/
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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 Rwika
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