Rwisi Surname

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

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rwisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Rwisi Last Name Facts

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

Rwisi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Rwisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwisi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Rwisi is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Rwisi is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 58 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 36 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwisai91192/
Rwissi911/
Rweisai831/
Rwizi801,974/
Ruisi801,458/
Rwigi80334/
Rwesi8049/
Rwisa808/
Rwiji801/
Ruishi7323/
Rwizhi739/
Ruissi737/
Rwessi735/
Ruhisi732/
Rwichi732/
Rwiser731/
Rwaisa731/
Rweiji731/
Rweise731/
Ruiszi730/
Rwaichi6712/
Rweishe677/
Rwaisha671/
Rwahiji671/
Ruiship671/

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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 Rwisi
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