Rwima Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rwima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rwima 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
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Rwima (31) may also be a first name.

Rwima Last Name Facts

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

Rwima is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rwima is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwima reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Rwima is also the 1,874,099th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and Rwanda, where 3 percent reside.

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
Rwema808,908/
Rwimo80146/
Ruima806/
Rwimi804/
Rwuma801/
Rvima801/
Ruimai7320/
Ruisma7315/
Rweema733/
Ruimat733/
Rwiemi731/
Rwaimi731/
Rwymas731/
Rweimi731/
Ruhimas673/
R'Weimi672/
Rwaaimi671/
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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 Rwima
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