Rwirai Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Norway

Rwirai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwirai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Rwirai (29) may also be a first name.

Rwirai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwirai occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rwirai.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwirai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Rwirai are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rwirai is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Rwirai is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwirayi9218/
Rwira913/
Rwiri911/
Rwuhira771/
Rwireyi771/
Rwera7335/
Ruira7316/
Ruiri735/
Rvira731/
Ruirie6755/
Ruiras6753/
Ruirui6714/
Ruiray674/
Rweera674/
Rviera673/
Ruiraz671/
Rhbira671/
Rrbiri671/
Rverai671/

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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 Rwirai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis