Rwiyereka Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rwiyereka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwiyereka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rwiyereka (29) may also be a first name.

Rwiyereka Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Rwiyereka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Rwiyereka is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Rwiyereka live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Rwiyereka is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

The last name is most common in Rwanda, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 231,938. Other than Rwanda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rweyoreka782/
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Rerekai751/
Rwiraka751/
Rwirika751/
Rerek71223/
Rwereega712/
Rirek711/
Rworekya711/
Ririka6798/
Rereke677/
Reraka676/
Rerega674/
Rewerk673/
Rerika672/
Reruka672/
Rereko672/
Royerk671/
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Rireki671/
Rerkia671/
Rureka671/
Rereki671/
Reyrek671/
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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
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  • 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 Rwiyereka
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