Rwila Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rwila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwila occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwila is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Rwila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwila are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. Beside South Africa Rwila is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rbila80171/
Rwela80156/
Ruila804/
Rwili802/
Rvila801/
Ruisla7318/
Rwaili738/
Ruilay735/
Rwiley732/
Rvilla732/
Ruilas731/
R'Bila731/
Ruilhat676/
Rouhila674/
Rwehela671/
Ruilias671/
Rweloha671/
Rweijle671/

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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 Rwila
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